In Focus
06 Sep, 2026
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Mark Wignall | Should we be scared of the police?
Recently, there was a ‘road rage’ incident involving members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). One JCF member shot at another JCF member during the incident. Most unbelievable. Squaddies…
06 Sep, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | When you listen you learn
Life is a series of choices made by you that are the only reasons what you call “good” or “bad” happens to you. Nobody does anything to you. You do everything to or for yourself. Let’s reason this…
06 Sep, 2026
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Dennis A. Minott | Reverend Thwaites, are you reading my mind?
There are moments when a newspaper column arrives with such extraordinary timing that one is tempted to ask whether the writer has somehow been reading one’s mind. Reverend Ronald Thwaites’ “What if…
30 Aug, 2026
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Jalil Dabdoub | Anancy and the politics of fear
The Gleaner’s recent report, “PNP bets on democratic socialism”, has produced the reaction one might have expected. Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Abka Fitz-Henley has warned that Jamaica cannot…
30 Aug, 2026
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Mark Wignall | Dr Holness, come better than this!
This follows on from my column last week. The August 11 operation to remove the squatters and their “homes” from the land at Coopers Pen was well planned. It started at 3 a.m. I had pointed out that…
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30 Aug, 2026
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Aubrey Stewart | Beyond PNP or JLP country: Jamaica’s performance voters
For generations, Jamaica’s political landscape has been drawn as “PNP country” or “JLP country”. Here, party loyalty has often been more than a choice made on Election Day. It can feel almost…
30 Aug, 2026
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Dennis A Minott | Trustee for, or traitor to, the Jamaican State?
There is a fundamental question that every public official in Jamaica should be required to confront, preferably before taking the oath of office, and certainly before signing agreements that bind…
30 Aug, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | If it quacks like a duck ...
It now seems confirmed that PNP is determined to successfully complete a kamikaze mission. Two Saturdays ago Gleaner’s lengthy front page headline read “PNP bets on democratic socialism – Golding…
23 Aug, 2026
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Wayne Wesley | CTEC is going to work ...
The Gleaner editorial published on August 21, titled “If CTEC is to work ...”, raises important questions regarding the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC), CXC’s new modular certification…