In Focus
06 Sep, 2026
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Dennis A. Minott | Reverend Thwaites, are you reading my mind?
There are moments when a newspaper column arrives with such extraordinary timing that one is tempted to ask whether the writer has somehow been reading one’s mind. Reverend Ronald Thwaites’ “What if…
30 Aug, 2026
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Jalil Dabdoub | Anancy and the politics of fear
The Gleaner’s recent report, “PNP bets on democratic socialism”, has produced the reaction one might have expected. Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Abka Fitz-Henley has warned that Jamaica cannot…
30 Aug, 2026
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Mark Wignall | Dr Holness, come better than this!
This follows on from my column last week. The August 11 operation to remove the squatters and their “homes” from the land at Coopers Pen was well planned. It started at 3 a.m. I had pointed out that…
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30 Aug, 2026
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Aubrey Stewart | Beyond PNP or JLP country: Jamaica’s performance voters
For generations, Jamaica’s political landscape has been drawn as “PNP country” or “JLP country”. Here, party loyalty has often been more than a choice made on Election Day. It can feel almost…
30 Aug, 2026
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Dennis A Minott | Trustee for, or traitor to, the Jamaican State?
There is a fundamental question that every public official in Jamaica should be required to confront, preferably before taking the oath of office, and certainly before signing agreements that bind…
30 Aug, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | If it quacks like a duck ...
It now seems confirmed that PNP is determined to successfully complete a kamikaze mission. Two Saturdays ago Gleaner’s lengthy front page headline read “PNP bets on democratic socialism – Golding…
23 Aug, 2026
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Wayne Wesley | CTEC is going to work ...
The Gleaner editorial published on August 21, titled “If CTEC is to work ...”, raises important questions regarding the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC), CXC’s new modular certification…
23 Aug, 2026
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Michael Taylor | Before the taps run dry
On April 16, to be exact, I did something I don’t normally do. I shared a forecast, and my concerns about it, with colleagues and acquaintances in a few agencies where I had contacts. I was concerned…
23 Aug, 2026
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Jalil Dabdoub | Sherene Golding-Campbell is right
In a recent post on X, Sherene Golding-Campbell raised a question that goes to the heart of Jamaica’s political culture: Why do so many of us analyse political commentary not on its merits but…