Commentary

This file photo shows body-worn cameras on display at the Police Commissioner's Office in St Andrew.
April 10, 2026

Editorial | Body-worn cameras a priority

Like the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), we too are baffled by the continued failure of the Jamaica Constabulary Force to prioritise the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) by its…
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.
April 10, 2026

Peter Espeut | All is not fair in love and war

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F**k**’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST…
This 2019 photo shows an aerial view of the final day of ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.
April 10, 2026

Ruthlyn James | After the whistle: What happens when the stadium lights go off

When the final race at Champs is over and the stadium lights dim, something deeper settles in. Beyond the medals and celebration, there is a quiet return to reality. For one week, Jamaica celebrates…
FILE - The United Nations logo is seen inside the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.
April 9, 2026

Editorial | Advancing reparations

This newspaper celebrates Ghana’s spearheading of last month’s United Nations resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade and slavery “the gravest crime against humanity”. Indeed, a formal…
Techa Clarke-Griffiths, President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association
April 9, 2026

Techa Clarke-Griffiths | Still at the table, but is anyone listening?

…The future of collective bargaining in Jamaica’s public service For decades, collective bargaining has stood as one of the most important pillars of fairness, equity, and representation in…
April 9, 2026

Africka Stephens and Nickasha Dockery | Hearts and hashtags: Keeping teen dating safe online

As teenagers, many of us remember sneaking an Instagram or Facebook message on our phones or iPads, even though our parents often told us to stay away from social media – risking our devices being…
Tiffany McLeggon writes: It appears in the ways we learn to navigate around broken systems rather than insist that they be fixed ... because we begin to question whether better is even possible.
April 9, 2026

Tiffany McLeggon | We are not a nation meant to cower

There are some lines you do not expect to hear in a Senate debate. Not because they are out of place but because they carry a kind of weight that forces you to pause. Last week, People’s National…
Professor Earle Taylor, Jamaican Honorary Consul in Namibia and President of the Graduate School of Leadership and Professional Development.
April 9, 2026

Earle Taylor | Jamaica’s Republic: A matter of State, not political expediency

The lively and necessary public conversation surrounding Jamaica’s move toward republic status appears to have lost steam following the recent local government elections. In my view, allowing this…
When the Empire Windrush set sail from the West Indies in 1948, it heralded a new dawn for Britain. After World War II, many British companies began recruiting workers from the West Indies to help rebuild the country.
April 9, 2026

History is not a switch you turn off

...A conversation the world keeps trying to rush past A proposal by Reform UK to deny visas to citizens of countries pursuing slavery reparations has triggered a reaction far beyond immigration…