Commentary
July 27, 2026
Leroy Fearon | Help for Fort Charlotte: Saving a national treasure before it is too late
Last week, I drove through Lucea, Hanover, and made my way to Fort Charlotte, one of Jamaica's designated National Heritage Sites. What should have been a moment of appreciation for one of our…
July 27, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Learning-led economic growth
Economic growth today is no longer driven by capital, cheap labour, and openness alone – it is driven by how well economies build capabilities, absorb technology, and compete in global markets.…
July 27, 2026
Ruthlyn James | The sleeping guard at the screen
Jamaica is moving towards restricting social media access for children under the age of 16. The proposal has stirred many opinions and statements, some from clinicians and some from opinionated…
July 26, 2026
Editorial | Andy Burnham’s lost Raj
A week ago, Andy Burnham, Labour’s new leader, became Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, the amount of time Andrew Holness, who is still in office, has held the job in Jamaica.
July 26, 2026
Denise Eldemire-Shearer | Digital transformation and older persons
Digital transformation is the future and game-changer for how business is done. It is key for successful modern organisations but, while there are advantages, the possible challenge of digitising…
July 26, 2026
Orville Taylor | Offenders’ registry
Some people just cannot be fixed. Some people are born ‘a certain way’. While it might conveniently suit some arguments; it is an extremely dangerous door to open.
July 26, 2026
Garth Rattray | How now, sea cow – Part Two
I vividly recall being aware of the elusive manatee when I was a child. Incredibly, ancient sailors used to mistake the manatees for mythical mermaids. Several indigenous people of West Africa, the…
July 26, 2026
Eric Falt | Lucy in the sky - The hidden bias in airport names
As the summer travel season kicks in, airports across the world once again become spaces of intense movement and connection. They are among the most universal public infrastructures of modern life.…
July 25, 2026
Editorial | Tackling food waste
According to the UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index, in 2024, the average Jamaican household threw out an estimated 88 kilogrammes (194 pounds) of food. Combined, that was over 243,000 tonnes…