Commentary

Elon Musk attends the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
January 24, 2026

Tony Deyal | If Elon Musk say so is so!

Coming back to Trinidad after a great time in Barbados, and hearing some of the folks there and in Trinidad saying given they will have the usual bacchanal in “Barbados,” especially with a “just-so”…
Teyana Gibson Brown, second from right, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting Garrison Gibson Minneapolis.
January 24, 2026

Ronald Sanders | As migration closes, CARICOM must build jobs at home

On January 14, the US Department of State announced that, effective January 21, it would pause the issuance of all immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries, including 11 in the Caribbean…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
January 23, 2026

Editorial | CARICOM and Carney

Mark Carney’s speech in Davos on Tuesday should be required reading – or listening – for all heads of government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). While Mr Carney, Canada’s prime minister, didn’t…
Kevin Blake, commissioner of police
January 23, 2026

Peter Espeut | Who is telling lies, commissioner?

I do not have access to the Jamaica Constabulary Force Orders; my only knowledge of their contents is whatever is reported in this newspaper. And I have no reason to disbelieve the Jamaica Information…
This March 2025 image from the website of artificial intelligence company Xoltar shows a demonstration of one of their avatars for conducting video calls with a patients.
January 23, 2026

Kristen Gyles | Is AI now too real to be safe?

Tupac Shakur or ‘2Pac’ was an American rapper who died in 1996. Yet, I recently saw a video of 2Pac on the poolside of a luxury property talking about music hits he is almost ready to release, that…
One of the clearest signals of stress is among young professionals. Urban rents regularly exceed J$80,000 to $100,000 per month, while entry-level home prices sit well beyond what a single professional earning between J$150,000 and $300,000 monthly can com
January 23, 2026

Why homeownership is slipping further out of reach for Jamaicans

Jamaica’s housing affordability gap has widened further in 2025, as rising construction costs, climate-related shocks, higher insurance premiums, and constrained lending continue to outpace wage…
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby.
January 22, 2026

Editorial | Whither NSWMA?

The recent call by Kingston’s mayor, Andrew Swaby, for Jamaica’s municipal corporations to be given responsibility for garbage collection reminds of the long-running saga about the future and the…
Africka Stephens writes: Discipline should educate and correct behaviour, not humiliate, endanger, or exclude.
January 22, 2026

Eric Falt | Supporting boys and young men in Caribbean education

January 24 will be commemorated as the International Day of Education 2026, in which UNESCO highlights the role of youth as essential co-creators of the education systems that shape their futures. …
January 22, 2026

Basil Jarrett | If you think solving financial crimes is hard, try reporting on them

The title of the recently completed Media Institute of the Caribbean Corporate Custom Certification course, ‘Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, Countering the Financing of…