Commentary
December 29, 2025
Ruthlyn James | Assessment queue is new locked school gate
In Jamaica today, children are not just being excluded at the school gates, they are being excluded in the assessment queue. A child may be fully enrolled, with fees paid yet still be functionally…
December 29, 2025
Angela Lekan | Time to let nature walk the runway
When it’s New York Fashion Week, and before we stop to admire the glitz and glamour, we need to celebrate fashion and beauty’s ultimate, timeless inspiration: Nature. For centuries, designers have…
December 29, 2025
Matheus Pereira | COP30: Who has access to the information needed to confront the climate crisis?
The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in the city of Belém, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, may go down in history for something that goes far beyond technical…
December 28, 2025
Editorial | Widen discussions on US-Jamaica relations
It is noted that the Jamaican and US governments have provided only scanty details of the December 11 talks in Kingston between Prime Minister Andrew Holness and senior officials of the US Department…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…