Commentary
13 Jan, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | The decline of empathy
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines empathy as “ The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of…
13 Jan, 2026
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Nand Bardouille | US-Caricom relations: Year in review
As the then-outgoing Caribbean Community (Caricom) chair’s end of year message made clear, “[t]his year [i.e. 2025], Caricom made meaningful progress in advancing regional integration and economic…
12 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | Expand partnerships
More than a year ago, before Donald Trump’s formal re-occupation of the White House, this newspaper urged Jamaica and its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partners to begin a strategic expansion of their…
12 Jan, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | The question of morality and power
“No limit except my morality.” You think is joke the man joking about the extent of his power? That statement coming from the commander of the world’s largest economy and most powerful armed forces…
12 Jan, 2026
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Nicola Satchell | Falling murders, rising responsibility
Jamaica is experiencing a rare and welcome moment. Murders are falling significantly. Yet, alongside this achievement lies a troubling counter-trend. Fatal police shootings have increased sharply,…
12 Jan, 2026
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Landlords at a crossroads as England reforms rental law and Jamaica maintains rent controls
Proposed and enacted reforms to rental housing laws overseas are renewing debate in Jamaica about how far governments should go in regulating private property, as England prepares to implement…
11 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | Navigating uncertainty
Modern economics used to treat uncertainty like bad weather. When recession threatened, uncertainty rose. When growth returned, it eased. During supply shocks or financial disruptions, you wait until…
11 Jan, 2026
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Floyd Morris | Dementia, disability and development
Approximately 50 years ago, in the rustic rural community of Bailey’s Vale in St Mary, I was exposed to the frightening challenges of dementia. My grandmother was diagnosed with the disease that would…
11 Jan, 2026
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Garth Rattray | Stop HIV testing for work medicals
I was drawn to The Gleaner editorial of Saturday January 3, ‘HIV treatment at crossroads’. It outlined and went into depth regarding Dr Richard Amenyah’s warning that “some of the global gains against…