Commentary
28 Oct, 2026
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Janiel McEwan | The cost of running Jamaica: when fiscal discipline must become a way of governing
Standfirst: The Government’s October spending restrictions are a necessary signal, but a signal is not a system. Jamaica cannot keep discovering fiscal discipline in the middle of a crisis. It must…
28 Oct, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | King Charles III’s Caribbean visit, as seen from regional and British media reporting
King Charles III will be paying an official visit to the Caribbean from Tuesday, October 27 to Wednesday, November 4. He will be visiting the Bahamas from October 27-29 as head of state; Guyana from…
28 Oct, 2026
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Norris R. McDonald | US elections: The Caribbean diaspora must rally behind Angie Nixon!
“I don’t like to see people struggling the way I struggled.” – Angie Nixon The upcoming 2026 US Senate special election in Florida is not just an American political contest; it is a critical…
27 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | Why Lula’s victory matters
Hopefully, Flavio Bolsonaro and his supporters won’t act on any instinct to put Brazil through a period of political convulsion after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva retained power in Sunday’s…
27 Oct, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | No water commission
Over 50 years ago I experienced a seminal moment around Gene Autry’s domino table. It was after midnight. We were behind. I told Gene I was too tired to continue. Since he’d no intention of paying the…
27 Oct, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | Revisiting Christopher Columbus
“You teach the youths about Christopher Columbus And you said he was a very great man” – Can’t Blame The Youth - Peter Tosh
26 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | Watching the Cuba vote
As recommended by 11 former leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, the international community should, this week, for the 34th straight year, vote at the United Nations to pass the…
26 Oct, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | Getting in our own way
I’m gratified but bemused whenever Minister Dana Morris Dixon or Dr Adrian Stokes tells us of the successes in implementing the Patterson report on education transformation. Gratified because there is…
26 Oct, 2026
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Akshai Mansingh | World cricket risks withering away
At a time when the global sports industry generates close to US$3 trillion annually, cricket risks undermining its own future through governance and financial policies that weaken competitiveness and…