Commentary
17 Mar, 2026
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Editorial | Case for digital GCT
The Government may report that electronic invoicing of its consumption tax regime is already among its plans for deepening the digitalisation of tax management in Jamaica. In that event, either Prime…
17 Mar, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | Dunceness is as dunceness does!
On Sunday, March 8 ( Mission Accomplished?) I essayed an analysis of the reasons for the sudden USA/Israel invasion of Iran. After a detailed review of available evidence, including public statements…
17 Mar, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | Thank you, Cubans
Over the past 60 years, Cuba has deployed over 400,000 health workers across 164 countries to mitigate short-term crises, and for long-term arrangements, as part of the Government’s Foreign Medical…
17 Mar, 2026
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Digital tax or digital balance?
Jamaica has stepped into a global debate. The Government’s plan to apply General Consumption Tax (GCT) to digital services supplied from overseas but used in Jamaica has sparked questions about…
16 Mar, 2026
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Editorial | Waiting for transformation
The 2026/27 Budget Speech by Minister Fayval Williams was to a large extent an update on the post Hurricane Melissa recovery plans. It told a good story about surviving a great shock, restoring…
16 Mar, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | Weak foundations
Last Thursday, I met Bobby at Newell High School in St Elizabeth. After two years in a basic school and six years at primary level, Bobby was placed in Grade 7 at Newell, 20 miles away and a $800…
16 Mar, 2026
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Lloyd Barnett | Combating corruption
Corruption has a corrosive influence on the machinery of government. For several decades, the issue of corruption in public offices has received widespread public attention and frequent intense…
16 Mar, 2026
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Leroy Fearon | Our storms, their emissions
Across the Caribbean and parts of South America, the sound of approaching storms has become all too familiar. For many young people in these regions, climate change is no longer an abstract discussion…
16 Mar, 2026
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David Comissiong | United we stand, divided we fall
In recent times we have been hearing the curious notion being peddled that it is not necessary for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to have agreement or convergence on their foreign policy…