Commentary
12 Jan, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | The question of morality and power
“No limit except my morality.” You think is joke the man joking about the extent of his power? That statement coming from the commander of the world’s largest economy and most powerful armed forces…
12 Jan, 2026
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Nicola Satchell | Falling murders, rising responsibility
Jamaica is experiencing a rare and welcome moment. Murders are falling significantly. Yet, alongside this achievement lies a troubling counter-trend. Fatal police shootings have increased sharply,…
12 Jan, 2026
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Landlords at a crossroads as England reforms rental law and Jamaica maintains rent controls
Proposed and enacted reforms to rental housing laws overseas are renewing debate in Jamaica about how far governments should go in regulating private property, as England prepares to implement…
11 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | Navigating uncertainty
Modern economics used to treat uncertainty like bad weather. When recession threatened, uncertainty rose. When growth returned, it eased. During supply shocks or financial disruptions, you wait until…
11 Jan, 2026
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Floyd Morris | Dementia, disability and development
Approximately 50 years ago, in the rustic rural community of Bailey’s Vale in St Mary, I was exposed to the frightening challenges of dementia. My grandmother was diagnosed with the disease that would…
11 Jan, 2026
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Garth Rattray | Stop HIV testing for work medicals
I was drawn to The Gleaner editorial of Saturday January 3, ‘HIV treatment at crossroads’. It outlined and went into depth regarding Dr Richard Amenyah’s warning that “some of the global gains against…
11 Jan, 2026
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Howard Beckford | Jamaica and the politics of chaos after Hurricane Melissa
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Jamaicans are again confronting a familiar but uncomfortable truth: disasters do not affect all groups equally. Some communities quickly regain normalcy while…
11 Jan, 2026
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Orville Taylor | Reality cheque: Monroe doctrine
Sunday cornmeal and peas, cooked with coconut milk. No chicken from the store or corner shop. The rooster, ‘Bigga’, was sacrificed to feed us. A beautiful Dominica fowl with black, white and grey…
10 Jan, 2026
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Editorial | Urgency of mitigating climate change
The recent recognition of Jamaican climate scientists Professor Donovan Campbell and Dr Shanecia Lester of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is commended and welcome. They contributed to…