Commentary
15 Jul, 2026
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Wayne Campbell | Skills for a Shared Future
Alarmingly, 273 million children and young people are out of school. In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared July 15 as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of…
14 Jul, 2026
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Editorial | Fast-track IC cases
It may not be possible, or practical, to establish a special public-law division of Jamaica’s Supreme Court at this time. Given the court’s current workload and the continuing backlog of cases, we are…
14 Jul, 2026
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Kenneth Russell | Reparatory development and the renewal of rural Jamaica
Major investments in highways, tourism, logistics and public infrastructure have transformed sections of Jamaica. New opportunities are emerging in technology, renewable energy and the creative…
14 Jul, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | CARICOM Reparation claims – a 10-point plan evoking sadness
The intent was to review the communiqué of the 51st CARICOM Heads of Government Conference held in St Lucia, July 5-8, and reflect on its outcomes. The paragraph on reparations, however, led to a…
13 Jul, 2026
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Editorial | United States at 250
Fifty years ago, in 1976,as the United States marked the 200th anniversary of its independence, the world mostly celebrated with America.
Scores of countries sent commemorative gifts to Washington,…
13 Jul, 2026
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Jennifer Nunes | CARICOM secretary-general controversy and the future of regional unity
Professor Rajendra Ramlogan’s thesis, however impressively framed in law, does not register in any practical sense when applied to the realities of Caribbean governance.
The argument – commissioned…
13 Jul, 2026
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13 Jul, 2026
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Nand C Bardouille | Guyana's candidate for top UN post receives backing of Caribbean leaders
Members of a leading regional grouping of Caribbean countries have converged around a candidate regarding the much-publicised race for the next United Nations (UN) Secretary-General.
13 Jul, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | Revival time
This is the hardest time of year for those of us who are concerned with high-school placement. The Ministry of Education oozes self-satisfaction that nine out of ten transitioning students were…