Commentary
February 19, 2026
Editorial | Get CARICOM in on digital GCT
While Jamaica has unimpeachable economic and moral logic for applying its general consumption tax (GCT) to digital services provided by firms that have no presence in the island, the island’s…
February 19, 2026
Basil Jarrett | Pandora, AI and Jamaica’s wake-up call
I’ve always loved Greek and Roman drama. From binge-watching Clash of the Titans on JBC every Easter as a child, to Gladiator, 300 and Troy, Hollywood has never struggled to separate me from my money…
February 19, 2026
Suzanne Soares-Wynter | Sweetened drinks tax: big gains and smaller sips
The recent decision of a Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages (SSBs) is a pivotal moment in Jamaica’s public health history. SSB consumption is an established risk factor…
February 19, 2026
Fake IDs, stolen titles and the case for a digital reset of Jamaica’s property system
The recent reporting on an alleged property-fraud scheme involving fake identification and stolen land titles has unsettled property owners across Jamaica – and rightly so. While investigations remain…
February 18, 2026
Editorial | Help Cuba!
Jamaica may be fearful to act on its own. But with its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partners, it has a moral obligation to speak out, and offer support to the Cuban people in the face of America’s…
February 18, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | Can Jamaica build strong partnerships in Latin America?
Looking at Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness’ recent statement at the International Economic Forum for Latin America and Caribbean held in Panama on January 28, and recent Gleaner editorials on…
February 18, 2026
Norris R. McDonald |Corruption as economic violence
Jamaica may be recording a decline in murders, and that is welcome news. But while the headlines celebrate falling homicide rates, the country is stuck in a deeper, more corrosive crisis: a perpetual…
February 18, 2026
Anisa Wilson-Smith | The empty engine: Why STEM/STEAM fails without an SEL Foundation
In the current landscape of Jamaican education, the buzzwords are unmistakable: STEM and STEAM. As a nation, we are racing to equip our youth with the technical prowess to navigate a digital-first…
February 17, 2026
Editorial | Dennis Gordon must recuse himself from PAC
It would always have been untenable. But having personally, inserted himself and his company into the debate over the auditor general’s findings at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI),…