Commentary

June 2, 2026

Carvell McLeary | The invisible force shaping workplaces
Imagine planting peas and expecting rice to grow. This may sound crazy? But many organisations in Jamaica are operating like this! They hope for teamwork, innovation, honesty, and productivity, while…
June 3, 2026

Michael Abrahams | Trying to make sense out of nonsense
Make it make sense. A real-time audit conducted by Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis, published on May 12, revealed that up to April 2, over five months after Hurricane Melissa, the Office of…
June 3, 2026

Editorial | Supporting oversight 
Bruce Golding cannot be accused of being opposed to Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, negative towards his administration or hostile to the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Indeed, but for a…
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June 3, 2026

Dean Jones | Is there still a real estate boom in Jamaica today?
For much of the past decade, Jamaica’s property market seemed almost unstoppable. New apartment towers rose across Kingston. Resort developments expanded along the north coast. Housing schemes…
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June 1, 2026

Editorial | Table FLA report now!
When the House of Representatives convenes tomorrow, Speaker Juliet Holness has no recourse other than to table the Integrity Commission’s report of its investigation into alleged corruption at the…
June 1, 2026

Stephen Vasciannie | Just wearing a colourful shirt?
In 1962, Cambodia and Thailand had an important border dispute between both states addressed by the International Court of Justice.  The case concerned whether a particular temple belonged to Cambodia…
June 1, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | Of land and education
There are but two ultimate sources of flourishing available to us. The wit and effort of all our people and the fruitful use of this land. They are connected.  Everything else is derivative. The news…
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June 1, 2026

Ainsley Brown | Positioning Jamaica as SEZ and nearshore hub
The global map of production is being redrawn. Supply chains, once optimised for cost and scale, are now being recalibrated for resilience, proximity and predictability. In this new order, special…
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June 1, 2026

Aundreen Cameron | When ‘vulnerable’ are labelled as ‘uncontrollable’
Culturally, Jamaicans have long held their own colloquial remedies for “bad bruck pickney”. These are children that the adults around them seem to have exhausted all the seemingly effective behavior…