Commentary
02 Sep, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | Water crisis in Puerto Rico
At the time of writing, there is actually welcomed rain in Kingston and St Andrew. It has continued to be very hot and dry in parts of Jamaica, particularly in Kingston and St Andrew. In a previous…
02 Sep, 2026
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Norris R. McDonald | Wars, wishful thinking and the coming chaos after Trump
When great powers play geopolitical chess, ordinary people become the pawns, and, when the bombs stop falling, the bills do not. That is the uncomfortable lesson of an increasingly dangerous world in…
01 Sep, 2026
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Editorial | More than a wage cap
Finance Minister Fayval Williams’ call for negotiations with public sector unions to establish a new cap on the proportion of national output that should be spent on wages is a rational suggestion…
01 Sep, 2026
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Chelsea Chin | TikTok, taps and public office
For generations, an elected representative’s connection with constituents was built through community meetings, church services, town halls, political meetings, and knocking on doors. Today, a…
01 Sep, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | Physician heal thyself
Playing Gene Autry’s house rules (double-six poses the first game then holder of double-six poses) The Dunce never chose double-six. After The Dunce’s double-six died three consecutive games, Dessie…
31 Aug, 2026
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Editorial | Rescuing West Indies batting
An article a week ago on the cricket website Cricinfo.com by Greg Chappell, the great Australian batsman of the 1970s and ‘80s, should be required reading for the board and administrators of Cricket…
31 Aug, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | What if ...?
Adam Stewart was quoted recently as saying that the Sandals Group had achieved in nine and a half months a Hurricane Melissa damage restoration and remodelling project which would normally have been…
31 Aug, 2026
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Morette Wright | Beyond survival to dignity, understanding and hope
Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains one of Jamaica’s most significant inherited blood disorders. For many persons living with the condition, the journey extends far beyond medical treatment. It is a…
31 Aug, 2026
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Ángel Arellano | Screens with borders
Regulation for minors has ceased to be a moral debate and become a matter of state policy: some countries ban, others impose conditions, and almost all shift responsibility to platforms. Why, and how?…