Commentary
January 22, 2026
Editorial | Whither NSWMA?
The recent call by Kingston’s mayor, Andrew Swaby, for Jamaica’s municipal corporations to be given responsibility for garbage collection reminds of the long-running saga about the future and the…
January 22, 2026
Eric Falt | Supporting boys and young men in Caribbean education
January 24 will be commemorated as the International Day of Education 2026, in which UNESCO highlights the role of youth as essential co-creators of the education systems that shape their futures. …
January 22, 2026
Basil Jarrett | If you think solving financial crimes is hard, try reporting on them
The title of the recently completed Media Institute of the Caribbean Corporate Custom Certification course, ‘Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, Countering the Financing of…
January 22, 2026
PJ Patterson | Curtis Ward was a noble Avatar
During the long passage of life we are at times confronted with the sudden passing of treasured ones. That of Curtis Ward has come to me as a cataclysmic shock as our almost daily contact was done by…
January 22, 2026
Janiel McEwan | Jamaica’s invisible economy is carrying the country
There is an economy Jamaicans interact with every day, yet rarely see reflected in official discussions. It pays rent when formal wages fall short. It absorbs shocks when jobs disappear. It feeds…
January 21, 2026
Editorial | Don’t hold your breath
If history is any guide, this newspaper would not advise anyone to hold their breaths, expecting someone at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to pay anything towards the more than…
January 21, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | An increasingly divided and dangerous world
Normally, at the start of a new year, analysts would be looking at the trade and economic agenda and the key issues to be addressed to spur economic growth. This year analysts are focused on the…
January 21, 2026
Norris R. McDonald | Renee Good, ICE, and American caricature of human justice
Renee Nicole Good, a mother tragically killed during an encounter with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis, symbolises the violent, dehumanising practices that define…
January 21, 2026
Earthquake reminder brings building standards and risky development back into focus
A minor earthquake felt across sections of St Andrew recently has renewed attention on how and where Jamaicans build, as authorities again underline the importance of enforcing national construction…