Commentary
January 15, 2026
Lance Neita | A tribute to foot-bottom power and Jamaican ingenuity
The Jamaica bobsled teams have been riding high on another wave of favourable publicity, thanks to the men’s gold-medal performances achieved in the North American Cup competitions in Canada and the…
January 15, 2026
SSP Diaries | Access to affordable healthcare
One of the requirements for good democratic governance is an affordable healthcare system for the people. Has this been something that we have ever managed to achieve in our history? Many years ago,…
January 15, 2026
Janiel McEwan | Everyone is waiting
The problem is never hard to find. It announces itself every morning. In the road that has been patched and repatched until it resembles an apology rather than a solution. In the office where…
January 15, 2026
Leroy Fearon | What Jamaica’s recent tremors mean for earthquake preparedness
In recent weeks, Jamaicans across the island have felt the unmistakable reminder that we live on restless ground. The tremors were brief, and in most cases harmless, but they were enough to send…
January 14, 2026
Editorial | Protect against AI sex pics
Although there are yet no complaints of the problem infecting Jamaica, the authorities should move to place beyond doubt that using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create, and distribute,…
January 14, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | Jamaica needs a principled position
Last week, the question was posed in this column: are countries in the Western Hemisphere to become more subjugated US satellites? Are all 34 countries to further cower in fear? Attention has turned…
January 14, 2026
Samuel Braithwaite | Venezuela, Guyana, and US global dominance
On Saturday, January 3, 2026, the eyes of the world turned to Venezuela. The response of CARICOM was pilloried. I have no issue with CARICOM’s terse diplomatic statement which touched the right notes…
January 14, 2026
Nand C. Bardouille | CARICOM faces a unity-defining moment
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is experiencing a difficult foreign policy-related moment, which variously impacts its 14 sovereign member states. America's use of military force in the…
January 14, 2026
Why Apple and Google’s AI alliance changes how Jamaica is searched
When Apple and Google move in the same direction, the technology world pays attention. When they quietly align on artificial intelligence, it signals something much bigger than a product update. Apple…