Commentary

22 Jun, 2026 0

Ronald Thwaites | Of truth and trust

I sincerely hope that Andrew Wheatley is able to rebut the charges laid against him by the Integrity Commission.  And soon.  The trust in our leaders, already diminished, will decline catastrophically…
22 Jun, 2026 0

Allan Bernard | A national day of recognition for the security forces? 

The proposal to establish a National Day of Recognition for Jamaica's security forces may, at first glance, seem reasonable and even commendable. Few Jamaicans would dispute that police and…
21 Jun, 2026 0

Editorial | A different conversation on productivity 

For the second consecutive time at a conference of members of the island's diaspora, Prime Minister Andrew Holness lamented the low output of Jamaica’s workers and called for a “revolution” to…
21 Jun, 2026 0

Albert R. Ramdin | A vision for the Americas, a renewed commitment to the OAS

The Organization of American States convenes its 56th General Assembly in Panama this June 22–24 at a defining moment for our hemisphere. We are living through a period of profound complexity:…
21 Jun, 2026 0

Orville Taylor | MOU-vement of ‘deportees’

Some things are too critical for details to be filled in by speculation. Facts are not inconvenient and are not to be modified by imagination or for any other purpose. There is not enough…
21 Jun, 2026 0

Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie | Away is a real place

"Throw it away." It is a phrase we use every day without much thought. We tell our children to throw their garbage away. We put it out for collection and trust that it will be taken away.…
21 Jun, 2026 0

Garth Rattray | How fathers affect daughters

Everybody knows that fathers, and father influences, are extremely important to our households, communities, and, therefore, to our entire society. The presence of fathers is known to significantly…
20 Jun, 2026 0

Ronald Sanders | If the OAS did not exist, it could not be created today

I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States(OAS). I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more…
20 Jun, 2026 0

Editorial | Leading the charge to safeguard the oceans

It is a truism that the seas are critical to Jamaica’s and the Caribbean’s economic survival. But the data paints the picture starkly. According to the World Bank, the blue economy contributes an…