Commentary
05 Nov, 2026
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Lascelve Graham | The role of sports in public schools
In a letter to the editor dated October 21 ‘What is the real scam?’, a very erudite Trevor Smith took Dr Dennis Minott and myself to task because of our expressed distaste for the win-at-all-costs…
05 Nov, 2026
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Rachel Bartlett | The sickle cell conversation every Jamaican should have
A generation ago, many Jamaican children with sickle cell disease (SCD) were only diagnosed after becoming critically ill. Parents often found themselves in emergency rooms, trying to understand a…
04 Nov, 2026
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Editorial | Burnham and reparations
Britain may not yet be fully seized of its moral and legal obligation to pay reparations for its role in the racialised chattel slavery of Africans. However, Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s recent shift…
04 Nov, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | Jamaica’s UNGA Cuba vote: is US/Cuba dialogue realistic?
As noted in other columns, there are important events taking place now, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda, November 1-4, and the US midterm elections,…
04 Nov, 2026
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Bethany Parchment | The fight against crime and the case for accountability
The Jamaica Constabulary Force has reported a 24 per cent reduction in the murder rate, a considerable achievement for a country plagued by murder and gang violence. As these achievements are…
03 Nov, 2026
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Editorial | Going radical on productivity
In the normal course of events, the decision by Gary ‘Butch’ Hendrickson to step down as CEO of the family-owned National Baking Company and hand its leadership to his son, Craig, is a significant…
03 Nov, 2026
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Shirley Botchwey, George Elombi and Pamela Coke-Hamilton | From Commonwealth connections to economic opportunity
Commonwealth leaders are gathered in Antigua and Barbuda where they are confronting rising trade tensions, geopolitical shocks and supply chain disruption alongside longstanding challenges such as…
03 Nov, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | Lord deliver us
Jamaica abstained! Maybe you didn’t hear me. JAMAICA ABSTAINED! “From what?” Big Boy asked in the back. Lookie here. On October 28, 2026, a day that will live in infamy, after voting with the rest of…
03 Nov, 2026
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Dean Jones | Heaven’s Landlords
Ask who owns the most land on earth and most people reach for a king, a billionaire or a mining giant. Ask which institution owns the most land in the name of God and the answer is less glamorous,…