Commentary

Sparrow and Tony singing together and making jokes with the people waiting to catch their places for other parts of the Caribbean and beyond.
10 Oct, 2026 0

Tony Deyal | Sparrow is not worried ‘bout tomorrow

The sparrow’s not worried ‘bout tomorrow Or the troubles to come The lily’s not thinking ‘bout the seasons The drought or the flood A tree that’s planted by the water Isn’t fazed by the fire…
A police officer interacts with a truck driver as he patrols at an intersection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
10 Oct, 2026 0

Ronald Sanders | When promise of a Haitian-led solution begins to fade

Who speaks for Haiti? It is a question the international community can no longer avoid. For years, governments and international organisations have insisted that the country’s deepening crisis must…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness (fourth right), Audrey Sewell (third right), Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Antony Anderson (left), Chief Executive Officer, National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NARRA), with members of the Jamaica Reconstructi
09 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | Red in the NaRRA ledger

If the bosses of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) hope to extract positives from the fallout from its property rental debacle at the Digicel Building in downtown Kingston,…
In this photo taken on October 29, 2025, residents are seen walking through Santa Cruz after Hurricane Melissa passed.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Peter Espeut | Is NaRRA really here to help the west?

I am sure that, when sympathetic Jamaicans and others overseas donated money to ease the sufferings of Hurricane Melissa victims in western Jamaica, they didn’t intend their hard-earned cash to be…
Defence lawyers across Jamaica withdrawing their services from the country’s criminal courts, escalating their dispute with the Government over mandatory minimum sentences under the Firearms Act.
09 Oct, 2026 0

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…
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes
08 Oct, 2026 0

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…
 Leroy Fearon
08 Oct, 2026 0

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…
Jarrett
08 Oct, 2026 0

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…
Culture Minister Olivia Grange with Jamaica’s reparations petition to King Charles outside Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2026.
08 Oct, 2026 0

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…