Commentary
22 Jan, 2026
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Basil Jarrett | If you think solving financial crimes is hard, try reporting on them
The title of the recently completed Media Institute of the Caribbean Corporate Custom Certification course, ‘Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, Countering the Financing of…
22 Jan, 2026
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PJ Patterson | Curtis Ward was a noble Avatar
During the long passage of life we are at times confronted with the sudden passing of treasured ones. That of Curtis Ward has come to me as a cataclysmic shock as our almost daily contact was done by…
22 Jan, 2026
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Janiel McEwan | Jamaica’s invisible economy is carrying the country
There is an economy Jamaicans interact with every day, yet rarely see reflected in official discussions. It pays rent when formal wages fall short. It absorbs shocks when jobs disappear. It feeds…
21 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | Don’t hold your breath
If history is any guide, this newspaper would not advise anyone to hold their breaths, expecting someone at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to pay anything towards the more than…
21 Jan, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | An increasingly divided and dangerous world
Normally, at the start of a new year, analysts would be looking at the trade and economic agenda and the key issues to be addressed to spur economic growth. This year analysts are focused on the…
21 Jan, 2026
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Norris R. McDonald | Renee Good, ICE, and American caricature of human justice
Renee Nicole Good, a mother tragically killed during an encounter with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis, symbolises the violent, dehumanising practices that define…
21 Jan, 2026
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Earthquake reminder brings building standards and risky development back into focus
A minor earthquake felt across sections of St Andrew recently has renewed attention on how and where Jamaicans build, as authorities again underline the importance of enforcing national construction…
21 Jan, 2026
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Mike Tapp | I want Windrush victims to receive justice
The Home Office Windrush scandal stands as one of the most shameful chapters in Britain’s recent history. British citizens who had spent decades building their lives here, contributing to our…
20 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | Be open about US-Jamaica talks
The timing of last weekend’s telephone discussion between Prime Minister Andrew Holness and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio – days after the United States named Jamaica among 75 countries for which…