Commentary

March 28, 2026

Tony Deyal | Dogs are people too

When I was a young boy, in addition to my parents, I had the attention and affection of a very special, honorary family member – a dog. There were dogs all around me and my family all my life.
Special Meeting of the OAS Permanent Council held on March 25, in Washington, DC
March 28, 2026

Ronald Sanders | Cost of silence

The Organization of American States (OAS) is approaching a defining test, not of its existence, but of its significance. It continues to meet, to commemorate events, but fails to tackle pressing…
Finance Minister Fayval Williams speaking during the closing of the 2026-2027 National Budget Debate.
March 27, 2026

Editorial | Welcome tax recalibration

The government’s decision to recalibrate two of the critical tax measures recently announced by Finance Minister Fayval Williams goes to the credit of the administration and is welcomed by this…
A group of Cubans doctors pose for a photo at a farewell get-together.
March 27, 2026

Peter Espeut | Vaya con dios, Cubanos

My family has been a beneficiary of the Cuban Medical Brigade. For some years, my wife, Velia, has been a patient of Dr Roberto Mirales, senior ophthalmologist in the Cuban Eye Care Programme at St…
Representational image of a pregnant woman.
March 27, 2026

Kristen Gyles | Born without my consent

In 2019, a man in the western Indian city of Mumbai threatened to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent. He also refused to work because, well, being forced to live in this world…
Leroy Fearon, lecturer, multi-disciplinary researcher, author, geography specialist, and columnist
March 27, 2026

Leroy Fearon | Stage over screen: Reclaiming the intellectual soul of storytelling

On this World Theatre Day, we are invited not merely to celebrate theatre, but to interrogate the evolving landscape of storytelling itself. In an era dominated by high-budget cinema and…
Rabbi Yaakov Raskin, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Jamaica and the ARK Centre
March 27, 2026

Rabbi Yaakov Raskin | March 29 proclaimed Education and Sharing Day

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, when communities in the Western parishes were cut off, homeless families were sleeping outdoors, and the roads were barely passable, stories of hope and kindness…
St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew
March 26, 2026

Editorial | CARICOM and Cuba

Shamed by the regional press and ordinary citizens over the lethargy with which it has responded to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Cuba, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) this week announced…
March 26, 2026

Dashawn Carter and Rashaun Stewart | Why keep it a secret?

The conversation about the sexual offenders’ registry is characterised by the intense contention between the interests of the public good and the rights of perpetrators. This contention seems to be an…