Commentary

People wait to refill their cooking gas canisters in Alamar, Havana province, Cuba, late on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
February 18, 2026

Editorial | Help Cuba!

Jamaica may be fearful to act on its own. But with its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partners, it has a moral obligation to speak out, and offer support to the Cuban people in the face of America’s…
Chilean President Gabriel Boric delivers his speech on stage during the opening ceremony of the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States at China National Convention Centre in Beijing, Tuesday, M
February 18, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | Can Jamaica build strong partnerships in Latin America?

Looking at Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness’ recent statement at the International Economic Forum for Latin America and Caribbean held in Panama on January 28, and recent Gleaner editorials on…
According to one report, while crime on the streets has fallen by 40 per cent, white-collar crimes have increased by over 400 per cent.
February 18, 2026

Norris R. McDonald |Corruption as economic violence

Jamaica may be recording a decline in murders, and that is welcome news. But while the headlines celebrate falling homicide rates, the country is stuck in a deeper, more corrosive crisis: a perpetual…
Anisa Wilson-Smith, Lecturer and CEO of Life Skills Education Limited
February 18, 2026

Anisa Wilson-Smith | The empty engine: Why STEM/STEAM fails without an SEL Foundation

In the current landscape of Jamaican education, the buzzwords are unmistakable: STEM and STEAM. As a nation, we are racing to equip our youth with the technical prowess to navigate a digital-first…
This combination image shows Dennis Gordon, the PNP MP for St Andrew East Central and founder of JACDEN (inset), juxtaposed with entrance to the University Hospital of the West Indies.
February 17, 2026

Editorial | Dennis Gordon must recuse himself from PAC

It would always have been untenable. But having personally, inserted himself and his company into the debate over the auditor general’s findings at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI),…
Bad Bunny performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl 60 between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in Santa Clara, California.
February 17, 2026

Michael Abrahams | Going psycho over Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, record producer and professional wrestler. Born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, he began his music career in 2013, performing reggaeton and Latin trap…
Jolyan Silvera
February 18, 2026

Gordon Robinson | The essence of chivalry

In Apocrypha, our favourite Fantasyland far, far away, where all politicians are friends and Oma D’unn solves political problems by parable, justice was the hot topic. Oma’s hobby of advising his…
“Diaspora buyers aren’t just chasing a postcode anymore – they’re buying a lifestyle that can run itself. In Kingston, that often means secure apartments and gated communities where maintenance is predictable and resale demand is constant.”: Dean
February 17, 2026

The new diaspora map: Where Jamaicans abroad are buying to live (and why it’s shifted)

For years, “diaspora property” in Jamaica meant one thing: come home, build inna the old community, and lock it up until Christmas. That era isn’t dead – but it’s not leading anymore. What’s leading…
Jamaica’s future depends on the intellectual and moral formation of its youth. Schools must be sanctuaries of structure and safety – not pipelines of exclusion.
February 17, 2026

Ryan Reddie | Suspension is not the way to go: Rethinking school discipline in a changing Jamaica

When I was in high school, discipline meant structure, order, and clear boundaries. There were consequences, yes – but the cultural climate was different. Authority was rarely questioned, and social…