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09 Feb, 2026 0

Editorial | ODPEM’s IT failure

An element of the auditor general’s (AuG) real-time review of the Government’s response to Hurricane Melissa that has escaped significant scrutiny is the AuG’s findings of the management and oversight…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness
09 Feb, 2026 0

Ronald Thwaites | ‘Set Han’ against ourselves

One of Prime Minister Holness’s more consequential statements recently was his understanding of how the advancement of the nation is cramped by unresponsive public bureaucrats and the obtuse systems…
Newly elected members of parliament at their swearing-in at Gordon House.
09 Feb, 2026 0

Lloyd Barnett | Impeachment: yes or no?

In the two previous articles in this series I dealt with cases in which the failure of members of parliament to perform their duties and discharge their responsibilities is in question and examined…
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09 Feb, 2026 0

Jocelyn Richards | Gadgets and gizmos and the Internet’s trash problem

Pause. Before you continue reading, take a moment to look around and notice the number of electrical devices you have in your home right now. From the phone in your hand to the laptop resting on your…
“Bureaucracy exists to create trust, not to exhaust the people moving through it. Jamaica’s systems are strong, but they are often indifferent to time. When process becomes disconnected from outcome, credibility quietly erodes": Dean Jones, founder of
09 Feb, 2026 0

Bureaucracy is not the enemy; friction is

For much of Jamaica’s modern history, bureaucracy has been one of the country’s quiet strengths. A dense network of laws, procedures, ministries, departments, agencies, courts, and oversight bodies…
08 Feb, 2026 0

Editorial | Trash the rules, then

The urgency imposed by post-storm relief notwithstanding, there was nothing inevitable about the breach of the Government’s procurement rules, as identified by the auditor general in her real-time…
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08 Feb, 2026 0

Xinyu Addae-Lee | Hybrid public-private model for adoption: A strategic response to systemic delays

Jamaica’s adoption system is at a pivotal moment. The recent CAPRI report, Home Advantage: Reforming Jamaica’s Adoption System, provides a comprehensive diagnosis of the structural barriers preventing…
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08 Feb, 2026 0

Garth Rattray | Don’t allow fear to kill you

The feeling of fear is perfectly natural. It is hardwired into our nervous system as a protective measure. It’s an unpleasant subjective emotional state arising in response to perceived dangers or…
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08 Feb, 2026 0

Orville Taylor | Black history

Yesterday was 100 years since American ‘Blackademic’ Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) initiated the celebration of Negro History Week (NHW). Not a…