Commentary
April 19, 2026
Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie | Jamaica’s oil gamble in the midst of a climate crisis
Whenever United Oil and Gas, a UK-based company with exploration rights in Jamaica, announces progress in its offshore exploration, a flurry of excitement ripples through Jamaica’s media and other…
April 19, 2026
Editorial | Dealing effectively with autism
There isn’t a handle on the true scale of autism in Jamaica. It is estimated that one in 100 children (one per cent) is diagnosed with the disorder. The absence of hard data is allowing the scale…
April 18, 2026
Tony Deyal | Bill Maher takes the high road
In Trinidad, when I was three years old, my aunt taught me to read from her daily English newspaper. Even then, I loved words and the world they opened to me. In my boyish days, I played with the…
April 18, 2026
Ronald Sanders | Resolving CARICOM’s leadership impasse
As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than 50 years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional…
April 17, 2026
Editorial | Transforming UHWI
The disclosure of the University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) J$18 billion debt to Jamaica’s tax authorities, adds another titillating bit to the tales of impunity and dysfunction the auditor…
April 17, 2026
Peter Espeut | Don’t look now: we’ve been conquered!
Speaking at the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference on March 5, at US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters in Doral, Florida (Jamaica was among the 17 countries present), Peter Brian…
April 17, 2026
Ruthlyn James | From the classroom to nowhere – Jamaica’s autism transition gap
Autism in Jamaica is a matter of structural failure across the very systems meant to carry a life from early childhood into adulthood. Because the truth is this: autism does not end in childhood, it…
April 17, 2026
William Garriott | Why the future of marijuana legalisation in the US remains hazy despite high public support
Thousands of Americans will soon gather to celebrate April 20 – or "4/20" – the most important day of the year for cannabis enthusiasts. But this year, a cloud of uncertainty will hang over…
April 16, 2026
Editorial | CARICOM can’t reverse T&T backing
It is not surprising that many people, including some regional governments, are having second thoughts about the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) endorsement of Trinidad and Tobago for a non-permanent…