Commentary
July 5, 2026
Tony Deyal | Words from then to now
According to the 1500 Poetry Society, ‘Diaphanous’ is the most beautiful word in the English language and it took me back to my elementary and secondary schools.I was reading a column and reached…
July 5, 2026
Ronald Sanders | Reflections on 250 years of American independence
Two hundred and fifty years ago, in the sweltering heat of a Philadelphia summer, a small group of men did something without precedent in modern history. They gathered, argued, deliberated, and then…
July 4, 2026
Editorial | Holness’ CARICOM agenda
It is not known what Andrew Holness said in private when he visited the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) secretariat in Guyana last week.
But the Jamaican prime minister’s public remarks underlined…
July 4, 2026
Peter Espeut | Between a rock and a hard place
I do not think that many appreciate the difficult corner into which Prime Minister Andrew Holness has painted himself.
For many years, the financial affairs of one of his Cabinet colleagues – Dr…
July 4, 2026
Kristen Gyles | Saved by a guilty plea
Here’s an interesting story. In 2017, three young men founded a cryptocurrency company called Centra Tech. At the core of what this company was purportedly offering the world was a new cryptocurrency…
July 2, 2026
SSP Diaries | 48 vs 32: A FIFA World Cup triumph
Dubbed the greatest show on Earth, the 2026 FIFA World Cup got off to a wonderful start on June 11, 2026, and what a spectacle it has been so far. With the increase in team participation from the…
July 2, 2026
Basil Jarrett | Of cockroaches and fowl fights
Aside from the ongoing spectacle of the FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, the entire world remains fixated on ongoing events in Europe and the Middle East with the kind of…
July 3, 2026
Editorial | Single market in energy
Although the terms of last week’s memorandum of understanding (MoU) on energy cooperation between Guyana and Jamaica haven’t been disclosed, the development is likely to put back on the agenda the…
July 1, 2026
Mark Berman | Sixty years and counting: Why Canada and Jamaica still choose each other
Every July, Canadians pause to ask a quiet question – not the grand patriotic kind, but the honest kind. How are we doing? Not just as a country, but as a people, as a partner, as a presence in the…