Commentary

June 5, 2026

Editorial | Let OUR set fares
Daryl Vaz’s announcement of a two-stanza increase in bus and taxi fares was, in part, the minister’s attempt at an illusionist’s trick that made inevitable the frustration and cynicism that have been…
June 5, 2026

Kristen Gyles | Every Hitler has a mom
Human beings are storytellers by nature. We form our views and opinions of each other from personal experiences, anecdotes, and impressions. Someone is kind because they were kind to us. Someone is…
June 5, 2026

Peter Espeut | Lessons from up north
I think it is very important for us Jamaicans to watch closely events to the north of us.  To the south too, but especially to the north.  Yes, I have Cuba in mind, but I am really thinking about…
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June 5, 2026

Wayne Campbell | Cycling for a Greener Future
The transformative impact of the bicycle is frequently overlooked. The bicycle is often referred to as the “people's nag”. The bicycle earned the nickname “the people’s nag” because it…
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June 5, 2026

Louis Moyston | Are we a country without a conscience?
On May 20, 2026, The Gleaner carried a most important article, “Conscience crisis”, that must not be ignored. The article is important because it raises a critical description of the behaviour of…
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June 4, 2026

Editorial | No STEM without English
Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology (UTech), is right about the failures of Jamaica’s education system, especially its inability to graduate students proficient in mathematics and…
June 4, 2026

Basil Jarrett | China will win the AI race. And it’s not for the reason you think
If you’ve been paying attention to developments in geopolitics over the last couple of weeks or perhaps months, you would have no doubt seen the rising tensions between the United States and China, as…
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June 3, 2026

Andrew Parsons | Dr ChatGPT now remarkably good at making diagnosis…but doctors still better at treatment decisions
A father is worried about his toddler, who has been running a fever for two days and pulling at one ear. A 65-year-old woman has been getting winded on her morning walks and feeling more fatigued than…
June 4, 2026

Paul Golding | Pope’s AI warning: Who controls the future of humanity?
Pope Leo’XIV, on Monday, May 25, published his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (‘Magnificent Humanity’). The Pope argued that “A.I. can be a valuable tool”; however, the technology “tends to…