Commentary
July 5, 2026
Orville Taylor | Protection from sex offenders
Monkey money! Nothing can replace the dignity a person loses from being violated by a monster of a human, who has no regard for the sanctity of another person’s body. It took me a day to go to the…
July 5, 2026
Garth Rattray | Deficient healthcare deterring returning residents
Many people have expressed their fondest wish to return home to Jamaica.
They went to developed countries to seek opportunities for a better life for themselves and their families. In many cases,…
July 5, 2026
Editorial | Building a culture of repair
It is not known if, or by how much, the situation has improved since the announcement of a maintenance policy of the island’s health system.
But, four years ago, the health minister, Christopher…
July 5, 2026
Tony Deyal | Words from then to now
According to the 1500 Poetry Society, ‘Diaphanous’ is the most beautiful word in the English language and it took me back to my elementary and secondary schools.I was reading a column and reached…
July 5, 2026
Ronald Sanders | Reflections on 250 years of American independence
Two hundred and fifty years ago, in the sweltering heat of a Philadelphia summer, a small group of men did something without precedent in modern history. They gathered, argued, deliberated, and then…
July 4, 2026
Editorial | Holness’ CARICOM agenda
It is not known what Andrew Holness said in private when he visited the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) secretariat in Guyana last week.
But the Jamaican prime minister’s public remarks underlined…
July 4, 2026
Peter Espeut | Between a rock and a hard place
I do not think that many appreciate the difficult corner into which Prime Minister Andrew Holness has painted himself.
For many years, the financial affairs of one of his Cabinet colleagues – Dr…
July 4, 2026
Kristen Gyles | Saved by a guilty plea
Here’s an interesting story. In 2017, three young men founded a cryptocurrency company called Centra Tech. At the core of what this company was purportedly offering the world was a new cryptocurrency…
July 2, 2026
SSP Diaries | 48 vs 32: A FIFA World Cup triumph
Dubbed the greatest show on Earth, the 2026 FIFA World Cup got off to a wonderful start on June 11, 2026, and what a spectacle it has been so far. With the increase in team participation from the…