In Focus
December 9, 2025
Imani Tafari-Ama | Surviving the trauma of Hurricane Melissa
The lone woman sitting on the evacuation bus travelling from Port Royal to a designated shelter was an explicit essay. Most residents refused to leave their homes to travel to the public facilities. …
December 9, 2025
Gordon Robinson | We were complicit!
There’s turmoil in Caribbean waters not caused by Melissa. CNN: “US military has been steadily massing a large number of troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean over the last two months,…
December 9, 2025
Densil Williams | Unravelling growth: productivity in the digital age
Bad policy choices are not the only factor responsible for high and sustained levels of economic growth to elude Jamaica. There are structural defects in the economy as well. For high levels of…
December 9, 2025
Mark Wignall | Dr Tufton, surely there is more
The Gleaner of October 8 spelled it out clearly: “IC: Tufton’s ‘indirect’ influence led to $80m in contracts to friend’s firm.” According to The Director of Investigation one would conclude that there…
December 9, 2025
Curtis Ward | Sanctions — Coercive or to punish?
In recent months, we have not focused on US sanctions against Trump administration adversaries. Yet we have seen that the administration’s use of sanctions is widespread, and, in many cases, more…
December 9, 2025
María Villarreal | COP30: Time to act for the defenders of the planet
Latin America faces one of its deepest contradictions: it is the most dangerous region in the world for those who defend the environment, yet it is also the birthplace of the first international…
December 9, 2025
Alberto Pacheco Capella | The Caribbean Sea’s new compact for survival
October 24 marked United Nations Day, our 80th anniversary under the theme The Future We Want: The UN We Need: Reaffirming Our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism. It is a moment not only to…
December 9, 2025
Ludrick Morris | Why paediatricians back Jamaica’s School Nutrition Policy
Ten-year-old Shanelle collapsed during her school’s sports day. Teachers first thought it was dehydration, but at the hospital she was found to be in a hypertensive crisis – an illness rarely seen in…
December 9, 2025
Gordon Robinson | Always market me!
There has been much public discussion, most of it uninformed, about a recent report from Integrity Commission’s (IC’s) Director of Investigation (DI). IC began by recording what it investigated: “DI…