Commentary
August 24, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Saving ourselves
Prime Minister Holness made a good speech at the opening of the Alpha Mercy Historical Centre on August 18. He acknowledged that, long before state intervention in mass social welfare, churches and…
August 24, 2026
Carvell McLeary | Jamaica: Land of happy uncertainty
There are countries where life operates with the precision of a Swiss watch. Roads are labelled; buses stop where they should; road-construction sites are well marked on your approach; and automated…
August 23, 2026
Editorial | Brian Langrin’s challenge
Brian Langrin takes office as governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) at an important moment on the country’s economic journey. He succeeds the highly regarded Richard Byles, whose seven-year tenure…
August 23, 2026
Horace Chang | Cocaine resurgence threatening hard-won gains
For many years, Jamaica has grappled with an unacceptably high homicide rate. In 2005, our murder rate peaked at 63 per 100,000, placing Jamaica among countries with the highest homicide rates in the…
August 23, 2026
Byron Blake | Appreciating the CCJ: History, nature, and protective shield
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is unique. It was birthed in an environment hostile to its existence. That, in large measure, explains its elephant-like gestation. The idea of a Caribbean Court…
August 23, 2026
Garth Rattray | Please fine-tune traffic policing
It may appear as if I’m majoring in the minor stuff, but the way that some motorists are being prosecuted will lead to distrust of and animosity towards the police. It is noticeable that the police…
August 23, 2026
Orville Taylor | Thank you, Franno
Unfortunately, during the funeral of Stephen ‘Franno’ Francis, I was in Shanghai on my way to Beijing, where, in 2008, Jamaican athletes painted the Bird’s Nest Stadium and the entire city in black,…
August 22, 2026
Editorial | Strengthening humanitarian efforts
It is nearing 10 months since Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica, exposing some of the island’s vulnerabilities. But the tragedy also highlighted something else: how, in the midst of a crisis,…
August 22, 2026
Tony Deyal | Chickens, chicks, cars and eggs
In my days moving around for different companies, I found out that Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world and the second-largest in South America. I found out that there was a “bimbo”…