Commentary
December 9, 2025
Tony Deyal | Words, words and more where they come from
When I was born, the Brits had the Africans and the Indians cutting cane. When I was three years old, a nearby neighbour had daily newspapers and she taught me how to read. At that time, the Brits had…
December 9, 2025
Ronald Sanders | No empty chairs: Case for attending 2025 Summit of the Americas
The Dominican Republic (DR) is hosting the 2025 Summit of the Americas – a gathering of the heads of state and government of 32 countries of the Western Hemisphere.
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Cheering free movement
It’s rare that Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals have an opportunity to celebrate the positive outcome of a good idea proposed by the region’s leaders. That’s because they, too often, do not…
December 9, 2025
Peter Espeut | Keep us free from evil powers
“Keep us free from evil powers” (Jamaica National Anthem). Jamaica is a country with strong and pervasive religious beliefs about the connection between the material world and the spirit world. This…
December 9, 2025
Kristen Gyles | The Christian response to suicide
People are still mourning the loss of Tyra Spaulding, a 26-year-old former Miss Universe Jamaica contestant who is suspected to have committed suicide in her home. Tyra’s case is a very chilling one,…
December 9, 2025
Christopher Burgess | Kingston’s Friday flood: Building resilience
On September 19, Kingston’s urban corridors and transport hubs uptown were flooded in just ninety minutes of intense rain, and resulted in probably over a billion dollars in damages. Flooding in…
December 9, 2025
Wang Jinfeng | New starting point, new vision
I am honoured to come to this beautiful “land of wood and water” and serve as the 17th Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica. Reputed as the “Pearl of the Caribbean”, Jamaica is…
December 9, 2025
Patricia Green | The day I drove through raging rivers
Last week my gardener used a piece of wire and began pulling out a variety of empty banana, potato, cheesy wrappers, etc., from the underside of my vehicle. I was caught in the flooding of September…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | A new committee
Mark Golding’s decision to personally assume responsibility for constitutional reform in the opposition’s shadow cabinet suggests that it is an issue behind which he intends to put the full authority…