Commentary

Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela.
January 9, 2026

Kristen Gyles | What caused the blackout in Venezuela?

For months leading up to January 3, the US special forces had been rehearsing its step-by-step capture plan for the arrest of Nicolás Maduro from his home in Caracas, Venezuela. At roughly 2 a.m. in…
A government supporter holds an image of President Nicolás Maduro during a women’s march to demand his return in Caracas, Venezuela.
January 8, 2026

Editorial | Nothing settled in Venezuela

Nothing, fundamentally, has been settled in Venezuela despite America’s military assault on the country and the capture and rendition to the United States of the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro.…
Nigeria police, Anti-Bomb squad, secure the scene of a US airstrike in Northwest, Jabo, Nigeria, Friday, December 26, 2025.
January 8, 2026

Curtis A. Ward | Military strike IS in Nigeria – expanding US war on terrorism in West Africa

The military strike on an Islamic State (IS or ISIS) affiliate in northern Nigeria is consistent with past US actions against IS and combatting international terrorism. The timing is not relevant. And…
The SSP Diaries
January 8, 2026

SSP Diaries | Future warnings

PROPERTY INSURANCE I remember when we lived in a wooden house and my parents built a solid concrete structure in the same location subsequently. Leaving home many years later, I reflected on what my…
Dean Jones, founder of Jamaica Homes
January 8, 2026

What housing affordability really looks like in Jamaica right now

Jamaica is rebuilding. Not in theory. Not in headlines. Not in forecasts imported from somewhere else. But in real time – board by board, block by block, family by family. Hurricane Melissa did not…
Your body loses heat through evaporation, so one of the most important things is to make sure you’re dry at all times.
January 8, 2026

Patrick Jackson | The next viral threats to watch in 2026

A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans in contact with more and different viruses. And increased mobility…
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck.
January 7, 2026

Editorial | Decriminalise underage sex

As he has promised, Delroy Chuck should act with urgency in having Parliament decide on decriminalising sex between minors who are close in age. They should.
Government supporters gather for a women’s march to demand the return of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, January 6, three days after US forces captured him and his wife.
January 7, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | Are countries in the Western Hemisphere to become more subjugated US satellites?

There are 35 independent countries in the Western Hemisphere, including the Caribbean small island developing states, which signed the agreement establishing the Organization of American States (OAS).…
Protesters rally outside the White House on Saturday, January 3 in Washington, after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation.
January 7, 2026

Norris R. McDonald |Maduro, Venezuela and god-king Trump’s imperial rampage

Recent developments involving Venezuela raise urgent concerns about whether the United States is once again asserting imperial power over a sovereign nation, this time with unprecedented openness and…