Commentary
09 Oct, 2026
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Kristen Gyles | Who should be held accountable for crime?
Recently, the prime minister and members of his Cabinet met with the Jamaican Bar Association and the Advocates’ Association of Jamaica after a silent protest by members of the legal fraternity…
08 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | One step in jury matter
The Government’s decision to proceed with the Kartel amendment on jury tampering, ahead of a broader overhaul of the Jury Act, is a rational move in the face of last month’s latest collapse of a trial…
08 Oct, 2026
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Leroy Fearon | Economic security: The China way
In my recent article, ‘Jamaica Has a Salary Problem, but We Keep Calling It a Cost-of-Living Problem’, I argued that the central economic question is not simply how much money Jamaicans earn, but how…
08 Oct, 2026
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Basil Jarrett | When your crisis plan isn’t ready for AI
Most organisations like to believe that they have a crisis communication plan. Some even do. There is usually a binder somewhere, perhaps on a shelf in corporate affairs or human resources, containing…
08 Oct, 2026
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SSP Diaries | Our request to make amends
The journey to reparations for the barbaric act of slavery experienced by our forefathers at the hands of British colonists took on new meaning recently when the Jamaican delegation, led by Minister…
07 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | IDT still owes an explanation
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) occupies an important place in Jamaica’s labour-relations landscape. It enjoys the confidence of most stakeholders, especially workers, who regard it as an…
07 Oct, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | Is food security further at risk in Jamaica?
Last week, this column looked at Jamaica’s declining goods exports which included agricultural products. This week, the food import bill and the costs of agricultural produce are cause for concern.…
07 Oct, 2026
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Desmond Robinson | Artificial intelligence vs supernatural intelligence
When Geoffrey Hinton, revered across the globe as a founding godfather of artificial intelligence, abruptly resigned from Google, he stepped into the light to sound a terrifying global alarm. AI, he…
06 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | Collision of crowns
It is not known what constitutional advice King Charles sought, or received, before referring Jamaica’s request for an advisory opinion on whether slavery was ever legal under English law to the…