Commentary
December 17, 2025
Peter Polack | Caribbean vows: In sickness and health
The truth is often like a wife who abandons her husband in hospital, a friend who does not return your calls for help, bankers who refuse you after the 243rd mortgage payment and governments who…
December 16, 2025
Editorial | Hold Parliament’s bosses accountable
They mightn’t have cost the big sums that occasionally trigger an angry national venting. However, the latest management foozles at Parliament, including rookie bungling of procurement contracts,…
December 16, 2025
Ruthlyn James | Redefining student engagement assistants in education system
In classrooms today, one figure sits quietly at the margins: not teacher, not therapist, yet essential to a child’s learning journey. Commonly known as ‘shadows’, these individuals were originally…
December 16, 2025
Gordon Robinson | Communication crisis
So, on December 10, Wonderland finally came to Alice as Australia banned social media for users younger than 16. The compound idiocy of the ban was underscored in a statement by Meta regional policy…
December 15, 2025
Editorial | Early childhood crisis
Even before Hurricane Melissa caused major destruction in the west of the island, early childhood education, like the rest of Jamaica’s education system, was in deep crisis. The storm has made the…
December 15, 2025
Ronald Thwaites | Why civility matters
Asked what he felt was the major fault line of American culture at this time, retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy named the absence of civility – defined as the practised respect – first…
December 15, 2025
Jamel Banton | Concrete deck or zinc – what’s the best option?
When the prime minister recently cautioned Jamaicans not to rush into building concrete roofs after Hurricane Melissa, did he offer wise advice? His point was simple: do not trade one hazard for…
December 15, 2025
Amina Taylor | 2025 was a political roller coaster year
If you ever wanted to experience ALL the political seasons in one year, then 2025 was the perfect opportunity to get on that political roller coaster of chaos and mayhem. It’s been terrifying enough…
December 14, 2025
Editorial | Clarity on the recovery package
With impressive speed, the Jamaican Government and its international financial partners announced a US$6.7 billion package to finance the island’s reconstruction from the destruction from Hurricane…