Commentary
10 Feb, 2026
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Editorial | Children on social media
Christopher Tufton last week invited health professionals to lobby for restrictions, or a full ban, on access to social media by Jamaican children under the age of 16. Should it institute such a rule,…
10 Feb, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | Tufftimes for Tufton
One Saturday the domino game at Gene Autry’s home went on into the night. Our opponents were Peter Poop, who got his name after expelling a loud noxious gas balloon in class, and his cousin Little D,…
10 Feb, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | A closer look at the Jolyan Silvera case
I feel very unsettled about the Jolyan Silvera case. When Silvera was arrested and charged for his wife’s murder in 2024, I wrote an article titled “Jolyan Silvera: not a good look.” In the story, I…
10 Feb, 2026
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Nicolette Richardson | Customer service is a national emergency
Customer service in Jamaica is famously horrendous. It’s so bad that we’ve made a joke of it – if you get good customer service at a Jamaican restaurant (anywhere in the world) then the food isn’t…
09 Feb, 2026
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Editorial | ODPEM’s IT failure
An element of the auditor general’s (AuG) real-time review of the Government’s response to Hurricane Melissa that has escaped significant scrutiny is the AuG’s findings of the management and oversight…
09 Feb, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | ‘Set Han’ against ourselves
One of Prime Minister Holness’s more consequential statements recently was his understanding of how the advancement of the nation is cramped by unresponsive public bureaucrats and the obtuse systems…
09 Feb, 2026
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Lloyd Barnett | Impeachment: yes or no?
In the two previous articles in this series I dealt with cases in which the failure of members of parliament to perform their duties and discharge their responsibilities is in question and examined…
09 Feb, 2026
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Jocelyn Richards | Gadgets and gizmos and the Internet’s trash problem
Pause. Before you continue reading, take a moment to look around and notice the number of electrical devices you have in your home right now. From the phone in your hand to the laptop resting on your…
09 Feb, 2026
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Bureaucracy is not the enemy; friction is
For much of Jamaica’s modern history, bureaucracy has been one of the country’s quiet strengths. A dense network of laws, procedures, ministries, departments, agencies, courts, and oversight bodies…