Commentary

 Leroy Fearon
08 Oct, 2026 0

Leroy Fearon | Economic security: The China way

In my recent article, ‘Jamaica Has a Salary Problem, but We Keep Calling It a Cost-of-Living Problem’, I argued that the central economic question is not simply how much money Jamaicans earn, but how…
Jarrett
08 Oct, 2026 0

Basil Jarrett | When your crisis plan isn’t ready for AI

Most organisations like to believe that they have a crisis communication plan. Some even do. There is usually a binder somewhere, perhaps on a shelf in corporate affairs or human resources, containing…
Culture Minister Olivia Grange with Jamaica’s reparations petition to King Charles outside Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2026.
08 Oct, 2026 0

SSP Diaries | Our request to make amends

The journey to reparations for the barbaric act of slavery experienced by our forefathers at the hands of British colonists took on new meaning recently when the Jamaican delegation, led by Minister…
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07 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | IDT still owes an explanation

The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) occupies an important place in Jamaica’s labour-relations landscape. It enjoys the confidence of most stakeholders, especially workers, who regard it as an…
Sweet pepper blighted by drought and extreme heat on a farm in Bull Savannah, St Elizabeth.
07 Oct, 2026 0

Elizabeth Morgan | Is food security further at risk in Jamaica?

Last week, this column looked at Jamaica’s declining goods exports which included agricultural products. This week, the food import bill and the costs of agricultural produce are cause for concern.…
A worker gets a robot ready for demonstration at a booth for leading Chinese commercial humanoid robotics firm Unitree Robotics during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 18, 2026.
07 Oct, 2026 0

Desmond Robinson | Artificial intelligence vs supernatural intelligence

When Geoffrey Hinton, revered across the globe as a founding godfather of artificial intelligence, abruptly resigned from Google, he stepped into the light to sound a terrifying global alarm. AI, he…
A dungeon at Cape Coast Castle, a "slave castle" used in the trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, is seen in Cape Coast, Ghana.
06 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | Collision of crowns

It is not known what constitutional advice King Charles sought, or received, before referring Jamaica’s request for an advisory opinion on whether slavery was ever legal under English law to the…
Dean Jones
06 Oct, 2026 0

Dean Jones | Homes up. Jobs where?

Jamaica is building a new north coast. Thousands of homes are rising across St Mary, St Ann, Trelawny, St James, Hanover and Westmoreland. Gated communities are spreading, apartment developments are…
Representational image of a sad child
06 Oct, 2026 0

Michael Abrahams | The hidden toll of childhood sexual abuse

Last month, two news reports deeply disturbed me. The first was about the rape of a 10-year-old girl. The incident took place one morning when, after alighting from a taxi at the entrance to a housing…