Commentary
August 21, 2026
Editorial | If CTEC is to work ...
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has declared the pilot of its modular exam and certification in mathematics an unqualified success. So, it is now full speed ahead for the unrestricted…
August 21, 2026
Peter Espeut | Happy birthday, Marcus Garvey!
Last Monday – August 17 – was the birthday of Jamaica’s first declared National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940), a truly great Jamaican. He had his flaws (as do all of us) but the cause he…
August 21, 2026
Kristen Gyles | Money can’t buy motherhood
While women across the globe were having an average of five children in 1960, they are now having an average of two. This is a global phenomenon and not simply a local one. This is important to…
August 20, 2026
Editorial | JamaicaEye regulation
This newspaper has long supported the deployment of closed-circuit cameras in public spaces as tools to help fight and deter crime. When a crime takes place and the incident is recorded, that video…
August 20, 2026
Ashleigh Onfroy | Bridging educational inequality in secondary schools
There is consensus among social scientists that education is the most critical vehicle for development. Among its by-products are employment, social stability and character formation. However, in…
August 20, 2026
Hugh Wong | Don’t wait – resuscitate: Why every Jamaican must learn CPR
We are taught from an early age how to wait. Waiting is a part of our day-to-day lives, whether it is sitting in traffic or standing in line to buy something. However, when it comes to cardiac arrest,…
August 19, 2026
Editorial | Mandate rainwater harvesting
With two major water transmission and distribution projects under way on Jamaica’s north and south coasts, the government expects that, over the next three years, the island’s periodic water crises…
August 19, 2026
Leroy Fearon | Mindset without discipline is still wishful thinking
In recent years, "mindset" has become one of the most celebrated concepts in personal and professional development. Bookstores are filled with titles promising to transform our thinking,…
August 19, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | Kingston and St Andrew’s water woes: an impending crisis
This feels like the hottest summer ever experienced in Kingston and St Andrew to date, although the records say that, generally, 2023 was much hotter. This year, Jamaica is experiencing the effects of…