Commentary

Professor Earle Taylor, Jamaican Honorary Consul in Namibia and President of the Graduate School of Leadership and Professional Development.
April 9, 2026

Earle Taylor | Jamaica’s Republic: A matter of State, not political expediency

The lively and necessary public conversation surrounding Jamaica’s move toward republic status appears to have lost steam following the recent local government elections. In my view, allowing this…
When the Empire Windrush set sail from the West Indies in 1948, it heralded a new dawn for Britain. After World War II, many British companies began recruiting workers from the West Indies to help rebuild the country.
April 9, 2026

History is not a switch you turn off

...A conversation the world keeps trying to rush past A proposal by Reform UK to deny visas to citizens of countries pursuing slavery reparations has triggered a reaction far beyond immigration…
An estimated five per cent of students drop out before the end of grade nine, and up to eight per cent exit the system between grades nine and 10.
April 8, 2026

Editorial | Tracking all students

The disclosure that 335 students remain missing from Jamaica’s classrooms five months after Hurricane Melissa highlights the urgency of establishing a robust system to monitor children’s school…
Rescue workers search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike that hit a crowded neighbourhood south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, April 5, 2026.
April 8, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | While they stand aside and look ...

In the crisis engulfing the world with the USA as the main protagonist, the general view seems to be that leaders should not rock the boat, but should remain focused on their own concerns, staying…
April 8, 2026

Natalia Burton | No more junk food should be dumped in schools

When the National School Nutrition Policy (SNP) was approved in May 2025, it marked an important step forward for school nutrition in Jamaica. It signalled a clear commitment by the Government to…
In an era of increasing geopolitical instability and unpredictable climate events, the risk of sudden disruptions to international trade routes remains high. Proactively reworking our agricultural systems to have more factors of production under our contro
April 8, 2026

Wayne Ganpat and Howard Batson | Gulf conflict reveals need for Low External Input Agriculture model for Caribbean food security

There is every likelihood that if the current conflict in the Middle East persists, food prices will rise again! Higher costs associated with moving food for humans to the Western region is to be…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, delivers his contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Debate.
April 7, 2026

Editorial | Making NaRRA better

In Jamaica, public institutions often fail because of bad policy design. They are given sweeping mandates, blurred lines of authority, weak performance systems, and too much dependence on the supposed…
A Palestinian, wounded in a settler rampage, at the Palestine Medical Complex in the West Bank city of Ramallah, in April 2024.
April 7, 2026

Michael Abrahams | Israel’s Palestinian purge prescription

On March 30, 1976, Israeli police killed six unarmed Palestinian citizens of Israel and injured over 100 others while they were protesting the state’s confiscation of nearly 5,000 acres of Palestinian…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding
April 7, 2026

Gordon Robinson | The essence of bronze

Political temperatures overheated in Apocrypha, our favourite fantasyland beyond the stars. An alleged tax evasion scheme, with Apocrypha’s main public hospital’s help, resulted in fingers being…