Commentary
August 31, 2026
Sahaana Sathyaraj | Birdwatching is booming, so is its problem
Birdwatching has recently surged in popularity across the world, especially among younger generations. In fact, research has shown that it is Gen Z’s second-fastest-growing hobby. Many have turned to…
August 30, 2026
Editorial | Bond market sent a warning
In the midst of the changing of the guard at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) and the reports on the performance of the local economy, something important happened recently in Jamaica’s bond market. The…
August 30, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Reconstruction accountability: Public participation and the press
In around eight weeks, it will be a year since Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, and the public still does not have a clear picture of the reconstruction programme. We’re also four months into the 2026…
August 30, 2026
Simone Banister | How the Caribbean’s ready-to-go finance is changing disaster response
Disasters in the Caribbean are predictable only in their inevitability. Almost a year ago, Jamaica was struck by the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded, a stark reminder that climate volatility…
August 30, 2026
Garth Rattray | We need confidence in the CCJ
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has been in the news lately but not for the right reasons. The regional court was many decades in the making but has yet to realise its full potential.
August 30, 2026
Orville Taylor | Jason Arday was you and we
Dead at age 41, a phenomenon, an enigma, a story of defying odds, breaking moulds and making history, Jason Arday had done, in his four decades of life, far more than the majority of academics have…
August 29, 2026
Editorial | Emulating Nelson Mandela’s life lessons
Unfortunately, the day, July 18, passed with little notice or remembrance in Jamaica of the life, work or philosophy of Nelson Mandela.
August 29, 2026
Tony Deyal | Is age just a number or two?
The English writer and barrister, John Mortimer, who famously joked about ageing, wrote, “The ageing process is not gradual or gentle. It rushes up, pushes you over, and runs off laughing.” He also…
August 29, 2026
Ronald Sanders | Pledges and promises don’t stop the killing in Haiti
For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in…