In Focus

A demolished home in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny.
23 Aug, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | It’s a vote begging contest

The critical concern from the recent Coopers Pen debacle is the rule of law is endangered by politics. Illegal squatters were forcefully evicted in an August 11 pre-dawn operation seemingly on the…
Some of the buses procured by the Government for the rural school bus system.
23 Aug, 2026 0

Mark Wignall | Big success in rural school bus system

According to Daryl Vaz, minister of energy, telecommunications and transport, “Jamaica, irrespective of our differences in thought, this is something that we must build upon. Numbers don’t lie, and I…
In this photo demolished structures are seen strewn on the ground in Coopers Pen, Trelawny
23 Aug, 2026 0

Imani Tafari-Ama | The sorry Coopers Pen saga

The nocturnal razing of between 20 and 40 homes in the Coopers Pen community in Trelawny on August 11 was the culmination of two decades of struggle by residents seeking to secure ownership of the…
16 Aug, 2026 0

Mickel Jackson | CCJ growing pains are no excuse for the Privy Council

The leaked emails from inside the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) do not make for comfortable reading. Judges describing their president’s leadership as authoritarian, complaining of unilateral panel…
Oil residue lines the shore near fishing boats on Qeshm Island, Iran, amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill’s source has not been independently determined.
16 Aug, 2026 0

Mark Wignall | More heated than the conflict

Even in the midst of celebrating our independence and highlighting some of the brave individuals who stuck around for the long haul in building Jamaica, the war between Iran and the US continues to…
The Caribbean Court of Justice in Port of Spain
16 Aug, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | CCJ: Crisis, conundrum or calumny?

So, leaked internal e-mails revealing CCJ Judges’ complaints about the President’s administrative leadership style created a regional ruckus. If Trinidad Express reports are accurate, he’s accused by…
Planes used for deportation flights sit at the Valley International Airport, in Harlingen, Texas.
09 Aug, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | On our knees again

So, as a result of Government’s habitual strategy of negotiating with USA while on its knees, we’ve agreed to become USA’s deportee dumpster. On June 16, Gleaner broke the story of a previously secret…
09 Aug, 2026 0

Dennis A. Minott | Evaluating sockpuppetry’s hole in criminally harming Jamaicans

There is a quiet war being waged in Jamaica. It is not fought with guns. It is not debated in Parliament. It does not announce itself in headlines. Yet, it is steadily eroding the integrity of our…
A man sits outside his damaged house in the village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh, south Lebanon.
09 Aug, 2026 0

Mark Wignall | Warrior countries wrecked it. Can they fix it?

The world economy has been jolted in a bad way by three countries: the US, Israel, and Iran. Because of Israel’s and America’s attack against Iran, the world now suffers higher oil prices, a severe…