Commentary
July 1, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | Marking the 250th anniversary of US Independence
CARICOM-US relations: A chequered trade history
BRITISH COLONIES
AND INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC
Besides the United Kingdom (UK/Britain) and Canada, the United States of America (USA) is the oldest…
July 2, 2026
Editorial | Ascot revisited
Even as principal Mark Jackson and his teachers at Ascot Primary School are rightly criticised for lacking emotional intelligence, their crude, two-tiered ‘graduation’ ceremony, based on performance…
June 30, 2026
Philip Patterson | The illusion of excellence
University rankings have become powerful symbols of academic success. When a university announces that it ranks among the top few percent of institutions worldwide, the claim naturally inspires…
July 1, 2026
Michael Abrahams | The case of the non-deportee deportees
The Gleaner headline on June 16 stunned many Jamaicans: "Deportee Deal – Jamaica offers to accept non-nationals booted from US." The story, based on a United States Embassy document,…
July 1, 2026
Editorial | Again, graduating from what?
After the crass, tone-deaf and emotionally inept action by the leadership of Ascot Primary School, the education ministry flubbed an opportunity to put to an end the ridiculous, and often expensive,…
June 29, 2026
Editorial | Warnings from Venezuela
Last week’s earthquake in Venezuela, which may have killed tens of thousands of people, is a horrific reminder of the dangers when you live atop, or near, tectonic fault lines that tend to jostle each…
June 29, 2026
Christopher Burgess | No more rickety-tickety repairs to schools
Resilience is more than cash-based repairs. It is the ability of schools, hospitals, hotels, and communities to survive, recover quickly, and continue functioning after a disaster, thereby…
June 29, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Self delusion is slow suicide
At more than one of the high schools I observe carefully, the a number of the entering students are scored as “Proficient” in Language Arts in their Primary Exit Profile results. But when they are…
June 29, 2026
by Leroy Fearon
Leroy Fearon | Poor customer service or scam?
There was a time when the word scam was reserved for elaborate schemes orchestrated by fraudsters seeking to separate unsuspecting individuals from their hard-earned money.