Commentary
15 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | Cameras to cops on specially planned operations
The disclosure by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) that it has received the 1,000 body-worm cameras (BWCs) it had on order is a welcome development. But the police’s statement on the matter is in…
15 Jan, 2026
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Lance Neita | A tribute to foot-bottom power and Jamaican ingenuity
The Jamaica bobsled teams have been riding high on another wave of favourable publicity, thanks to the men’s gold-medal performances achieved in the North American Cup competitions in Canada and the…
15 Jan, 2026
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SSP Diaries | Access to affordable healthcare
One of the requirements for good democratic governance is an affordable healthcare system for the people. Has this been something that we have ever managed to achieve in our history? Many years ago,…
15 Jan, 2026
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Janiel McEwan | Everyone is waiting
The problem is never hard to find. It announces itself every morning. In the road that has been patched and repatched until it resembles an apology rather than a solution. In the office where…
15 Jan, 2026
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Leroy Fearon | What Jamaica’s recent tremors mean for earthquake preparedness
In recent weeks, Jamaicans across the island have felt the unmistakable reminder that we live on restless ground. The tremors were brief, and in most cases harmless, but they were enough to send…
14 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | Protect against AI sex pics
Although there are yet no complaints of the problem infecting Jamaica, the authorities should move to place beyond doubt that using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create, and distribute,…
14 Jan, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | Jamaica needs a principled position
Last week, the question was posed in this column: are countries in the Western Hemisphere to become more subjugated US satellites? Are all 34 countries to further cower in fear? Attention has turned…
14 Jan, 2026
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Samuel Braithwaite | Venezuela, Guyana, and US global dominance
On Saturday, January 3, 2026, the eyes of the world turned to Venezuela. The response of CARICOM was pilloried. I have no issue with CARICOM’s terse diplomatic statement which touched the right notes…
14 Jan, 2026
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Nand C. Bardouille | CARICOM faces a unity-defining moment
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is experiencing a difficult foreign policy-related moment, which variously impacts its 14 sovereign member states. America's use of military force in the…