Commentary
14 Jan, 2026
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Why Apple and Google’s AI alliance changes how Jamaica is searched
When Apple and Google move in the same direction, the technology world pays attention. When they quietly align on artificial intelligence, it signals something much bigger than a product update. Apple…
13 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | Court should control budget
The central government’s continued control of where, when and how to undertake major capital works on courts cries out for a reform of, not only this anomaly, but of facets of the justice system.…
13 Jan, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | Law and theology
Two Fridays ago Peter Espeut wrote an entertaining column ( The new builds on the old) challenging my advice to throw away the Old Testament. I’ve always maintained that, among The Gleaner’s mostly…
13 Jan, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | The decline of empathy
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines empathy as “ The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of…
13 Jan, 2026
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Nand Bardouille | US-Caricom relations: Year in review
As the then-outgoing Caribbean Community (Caricom) chair’s end of year message made clear, “[t]his year [i.e. 2025], Caricom made meaningful progress in advancing regional integration and economic…
12 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | Expand partnerships
More than a year ago, before Donald Trump’s formal re-occupation of the White House, this newspaper urged Jamaica and its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partners to begin a strategic expansion of their…
12 Jan, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | The question of morality and power
“No limit except my morality.” You think is joke the man joking about the extent of his power? That statement coming from the commander of the world’s largest economy and most powerful armed forces…
12 Jan, 2026
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Nicola Satchell | Falling murders, rising responsibility
Jamaica is experiencing a rare and welcome moment. Murders are falling significantly. Yet, alongside this achievement lies a troubling counter-trend. Fatal police shootings have increased sharply,…
12 Jan, 2026
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Landlords at a crossroads as England reforms rental law and Jamaica maintains rent controls
Proposed and enacted reforms to rental housing laws overseas are renewing debate in Jamaica about how far governments should go in regulating private property, as England prepares to implement…