Commentary
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…
January 2, 2026
Peter Espeut | The new builds on the old
“The new is in the old concealed; the old is in the new revealed” – Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD). I hope no one ever comes to me for legal advice, for I am no lawyer. I am a theologian,…
January 2, 2026
Kristen Gyles | Food is the new crack
In recent times, I have sat three difficult professional exams, each of which required months of rigorous study. Each time, after sitting the exam, I went straight from the exam centre to a…
January 1, 2026
Editorial | Gains by cops; more to do
If there is one development from the past year that most Jamaicans will wish is carried over to 2026 it is the dramatic decline in intentional homicides. Murders fell by 42 per cent (there were 666…