Commentary

People holding a banner against President Donald Trump, march outside the U.S. Embassy to protest the killing of Cuban officers during the U.S. operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 16.
February 4, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | Tariffs coercion – this time, target Cuba

This week, there are several issues which could be substantially addressed in this column relating to national, regional and international trade relations. A curious one is an article in The Sunday…
Norris McDonald
February 4, 2026

Norris R. McDonald |Jamaica’s ‘curry cow’ education system: a battle for cultural sovereignty

There are few tragedies more enduring than an education system that systematically undermines the very people it claims to uplift. In Jamaica, where more than 11 per cent of the adult population…
February 4, 2026

Tamara Green | When cancer turns lives upside down, care steps in

Cancer does not only affect the body. It turns lives upside down. On this World Cancer Day, before we speak of systems, strategies, or statistics, we should first recognise the people who step forward…
This 2020 photo shows workers pouring concrete in a retaining wall along the St Thomas main road
February 3, 2026

Editorial | Demand for skills training

In Panama last week, Kamina Johnson Smith, the foreign affairs and foreign trade minister, told international investors that the island’s post-hurricane reconstruction made Jamaica the right place for…
February 3, 2026

Ree-Anna Robinson | Mental health in a polycrisis

People in Jamaica are facing several concurrent challenges, including: a high cost of living, a pending global recession, rising tensions within our region, crime and violence, as well as successive…
Federal agents stand near the site of a shooting in Minneapolis.
February 3, 2026

Gordon Robinson | Necrotic narcissism

Current activities by USA Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) are raising hackles everywhere. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, killings of American citizens Renee Good, just after she dropped…
“Diaspora buyers aren’t just chasing a postcode anymore – they’re buying a lifestyle that can run itself. In Kingston, that often means secure apartments and gated communities where maintenance is predictable and resale demand is constant.”: Dean
February 3, 2026

AI enters Jamaican real estate, raising questions of accuracy and responsibility

Artificial intelligence tools are becoming increasingly common in real estate offices worldwide, and Jamaica is no exception. From drafting property descriptions to enhancing images and managing…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking at CAF investment forum in Panama City.
February 2, 2026

Editorial | A new Bandung?

Last week’s call by Prime Minister Andrew Holness for policy coherence and partnerships between the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, in the face of an increasingly discordant and…
Africka Stephens writes: Discipline should educate and correct behaviour, not humiliate, endanger, or exclude.
February 2, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | Facing uncomfortable truths

Leroy, a 14-year-old yout’ from the hills of Westmoreland was talked about in Parliament last week. He has been getting $2,000 a week during term time from the church his mother attends to help with…