Commentary
December 9, 2025
by Andrés Abril
Karla Meneses
and León Padilla
The regional labor market: Growth without formalisation, recession with precarisation
The countries of the region are characterised by being small and open economies, which means that their growth is heavily conditioned by the level of global economic activity – particularly that of…
December 9, 2025
Anthony Savari Raj | Cosmic confidence: A hope in the invisible
As we all know and painfully witnessed, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with devastating and catastrophic consequences. Anticipating the adversity in store for his…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Plan container homes
Having earmarked more than J$2.6 billion for the purchase of container homes for victims of Hurricane Melissa, it is important that the government outline a clear and transparent strategy for where…
December 9, 2025
Tony Deyal | Naughty, nice and Santa
Three weeks before Christmas and already my family and friends are getting ready for what I will give them and, as important, what I will write for each of the weeks before Thursday, December 25. This…
December 9, 2025
Peter Espeut | Sovereign immunity in a republic?
One of the objectionable things about a monarchy is that not everyone is equal under the law; the principle of “Sovereign Immunity” makes the reigning monarch as head of state exempt from criminal and…
December 9, 2025
Kristen Gyles | Big black tanks don’t spring water
Jamaica seems to depend on storms and hurricanes for water. Unless we experience rainfall heavy enough to cause major flooding and damage to property, we are subjected year by year to stringent water…
December 9, 2025
Ronald Sanders | The UN is fading — we should worry
The United Nations is being starved quietly. This month in New York, the Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned the General Assembly’s budget committee that the UN is entering a “race to…
December 9, 2025
Sherry Perrier | Rebuilding after Hurricane Melissa: A call for strategy, action, accountability and unity
Jamaica is facing one of the most challenging periods in its modern history, with Hurricane Melissa causing damage equivalent to more than 40 per cent of GDP. The effectiveness of recovery will depend…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Damoclean Marlene
The positive twist is that Marlene Malahoo Forte is no longer a minister and, therefore, not a member of the Cabinet. So, she can’t, from the inside, as readily have a say in shaping government…