In Focus
May 17, 2026
Imani Tafari-Ama | Regional moment for Rastafari rights
The annual April 21 commemoration of His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I’s historic 1966 visit to Jamaica carried special weight this year. In 2026, marked the 60th anniversary of that…
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May 9, 2026
A.J. Nicholson | Vale Royal talks? Hurricane Melissa's milestone message
Whatever became of the officially-proposed pre-Hurricane Melissa expectant Vale Royal talks on constitutional reform?
In a recent interchange with a senior parliamentarian on that subject-matter, he…
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May 9, 2026
Jalil Dabdoub | Diplomatic deception: Selective framing and challenge of honest dialogue
The recent Gleaner commentary by Raslan Abu Rukun presents a tired Israeli narrative: Israel as a willing partner for peace, Lebanon as a state held hostage by Hezbollah, and Iran as the destabilising…
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May 9, 2026
Mark Wignall | The lunacy of war
Those enrolled in any advanced study of war must face up to the philosophical considerations and questions born out of history. The first is that war is inevitable, and in a most perverse way, we are…
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May 9, 2026
Gordon Robinson | The games people play
Government’s latest gaming policy is to merge three Regulatory Commissions, Racing (JRC); Betting Gaming and Lotteries (BGLC); and Casino Gaming (CGC).
It’s a very bad idea.
The thing is, insofar as…
April 26, 2026
Olga Isaza | Jamaica must build climate-resilient schools
When classrooms fall silent, the loss goes far beyond damaged infrastructure It disrupts learning, stability, and opportunity for thousands of children. In an era of escalating climate shocks, these…
April 26, 2026
Delano Seiveright | Stop chasing perfection, start delivering recovery with NaRRA
Let me be clear from the outset: the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) Act is not routine legislation. It is one of the most consequential decisions this Parliament will make in…
April 26, 2026
Dennis Minott | Sockpuppetting, aliases, oil, and the crooked republic
The digital age was promised as the great leveller — the ultimate democratisation of the public square. In the Jamaican context, however, this promise has curdled into a sophisticated engine of…
April 26, 2026
by Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith-Barrett and Hodine Williams | The law is not clueless – the case of the imitation firearm
Much has been said in recent weeks about the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022, and the treatment of “imitation firearms”. Public concern has arisen from the view that toys,…