Commentary

Peter Espeut writes: If you agree to decriminalise sex between “consenting” minors, then you will have walked into the logical trap ...
09 Jan, 2026 0

Peter Espeut | Are we driven by logic?

I have written here before that I wish that the science of logic would be taught in every high school in Jamaica. As a start, it should improve student performance in mathematics, which is a refined…
Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela.
09 Jan, 2026 0

Kristen Gyles | What caused the blackout in Venezuela?

For months leading up to January 3, the US special forces had been rehearsing its step-by-step capture plan for the arrest of Nicolás Maduro from his home in Caracas, Venezuela. At roughly 2 a.m. in…
A government supporter holds an image of President Nicolás Maduro during a women’s march to demand his return in Caracas, Venezuela.
08 Jan, 2026 0

Editorial | Nothing settled in Venezuela

Nothing, fundamentally, has been settled in Venezuela despite America’s military assault on the country and the capture and rendition to the United States of the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro.…
Nigeria police, Anti-Bomb squad, secure the scene of a US airstrike in Northwest, Jabo, Nigeria, Friday, December 26, 2025.
08 Jan, 2026 0

Curtis A. Ward | Military strike IS in Nigeria – expanding US war on terrorism in West Africa

The military strike on an Islamic State (IS or ISIS) affiliate in northern Nigeria is consistent with past US actions against IS and combatting international terrorism. The timing is not relevant. And…
The SSP Diaries
08 Jan, 2026 0

SSP Diaries | Future warnings

PROPERTY INSURANCE I remember when we lived in a wooden house and my parents built a solid concrete structure in the same location subsequently. Leaving home many years later, I reflected on what my…
Dean Jones, founder of Jamaica Homes
08 Jan, 2026 0

What housing affordability really looks like in Jamaica right now

Jamaica is rebuilding. Not in theory. Not in headlines. Not in forecasts imported from somewhere else. But in real time – board by board, block by block, family by family. Hurricane Melissa did not…
Your body loses heat through evaporation, so one of the most important things is to make sure you’re dry at all times.
08 Jan, 2026 0

Patrick Jackson | The next viral threats to watch in 2026

A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans in contact with more and different viruses. And increased mobility…
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck.
07 Jan, 2026 0

Editorial | Decriminalise underage sex

As he has promised, Delroy Chuck should act with urgency in having Parliament decide on decriminalising sex between minors who are close in age. They should.
Government supporters gather for a women’s march to demand the return of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, January 6, three days after US forces captured him and his wife.
07 Jan, 2026 0

Elizabeth Morgan | Are countries in the Western Hemisphere to become more subjugated US satellites?

There are 35 independent countries in the Western Hemisphere, including the Caribbean small island developing states, which signed the agreement establishing the Organization of American States (OAS).…