Commentary

December 28, 2025

Richard Amenyah | The end of an era, but the fight against HIV is not over

The HIV response in the Caribbean stands at a critical crossroad. Global funding is contracting, foreign aid cuts are accelerating, and a UN reform report has even proposed folding the Joint Programme…
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December 28, 2025

Orville Taylor | What a year!

No Jamaican child born in 2025 or 2026 should be named Melissa. Never mind that the name means ‘honey bee’ or the bearer of honey. She is the story of the year. Wreaking havoc, more than 40 persons…
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December 28, 2025

Garth Rattray | New Year, ageing bodies

The advent of every new year reminds us that we are ageing. According to WHO 2020 data, the life expectancy of Jamaican males is around 74.4 years (the worldwide life expectancy for males is 70 to 71…
Garth Minott
December 28, 2025

Garth Minott | Christmas: A time to celebrate the body

Christmas is a time for celebration. This is done through food, drink, music, dance, family gatherings, parties, church, social gatherings, occasions for frolicking, and, just simply having fun. Not…
Gleaner editorial writes: The decline of Jonkonnu in Moore Town should be taken seriously and urgent and innovative steps taken to preserve it and other dying cultural expressions. If these traditions fade, revival may be too late.
December 27, 2025

Editorial | Preserving Jamaica’s living culture

The recent report on the decline of Jonkonnu celebrations in Moore Town is unsettling, and it should be for Jamaicans alike, especially those who are passionate about the country’s deep-rooted…
December 27, 2025

Tony Deyal | Christmas for a better new year

First of all, I should have gone earlier to put things together and make sure they worked, demanded and liked by my wife especially. Unfortunately, I waited too long. Going into the weekend…
This 2020 photo shows students preparing to write exit examinations (CXC, NCTVET and City & Guilds) at Tarrant High School.
December 27, 2025

Najae Murray | Strengthening TVET accreditation for national development

Jamaica’s economy depends on a workforce ready for change. Yet, our technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system remains segmented. A unified, high-standard accreditation framework is…
CARICOM Heads of Government pose for a group photo at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.
December 26, 2025

Editorial | Early CARICOM summit

If that is indeed their intent, Antigua and Barbuda should abandon any plan to promote a boycott – whether domestically or region-wide – of imports from Trinidad and Tobago (TT).
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December 26, 2025

Peter Espeut | Sweetheart deals and bastard capitalism

I read with great interest the article in The Gleaner of Monday, December 22, by Winsome Callum, director of corporate communications at the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) as she tried to…