Commentary
January 4, 2026
Patrick Robinson | Analysing common law adversarial and civil law inquisitorial legal systems
Recently, the Court of Appeal overturned a murder conviction on the ground that the Presiding Judge, the chief justice, descended, quite extensively, into the arena to elicit evidence that ought to…
January 4, 2026
Orville Taylor | Record low killings
On December 27, 2025, homicide numbers were reported. Lowest numbers since 1994. Only other time in the 2000s where we breached the 1,000 threshold was 2004, with 975, and we came close in 2014, with…
January 4, 2026
Garth Rattray | What does protection of life and property mean?
A December 30, 2025, Gleaner headline read: “St Andrew businessman charged following shooting over alleged car confusion.” From police reports, on December 24, 2025, at 10:05 p.m., a businessman…
January 4, 2026
Byron Blake | Hurricane Melissa – weapon of mass destruction that hit Jamaica
On October 28, Jamaica was struck by a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) - the massive Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
January 3, 2026
Editorial | HIV treatment at crossroads
Dr Richard Amenyah’s warning that some of the global gains against the spread of HIV/AIDS could be in danger because of a cut in funding by the United States and countries for programmes to combat…
January 3, 2026
Tony Deyal | No where in the world like Barbados
For our remembrance of John Wickham’s literary home here in the arts and hearts of the Caribbean people. I fervently hope that he is still roaming the universe, seeking and discovering new landings…
January 3, 2026
Ronald Sanders | CARICOM at the crossroads of pressure
The Caribbean Community stands at a moment that calls for less rhetoric and more realism. CARICOM is experiencing a period in which external pressure is intensifying, new norms are hardening among…
January 2, 2026
Editorial | When CARICOM meets
Given the potentially existential stresses being faced by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is a strategic and tactical lapse by regional leaders that they have not brought forward the first of…
January 2, 2026
Wang Jinfeng | New Year, new chapter for China-Jamaica partnership
As the New Year begins, a new chapter of life unfolds. On behalf of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica and in my own name, I extend my warmest greetings and best wishes to…