Commentary

FILE - People rally in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, March 9, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP File)
03 Sep, 2026 0

Amina Taylor | Canada goes toe-to-toe with Trump and he renames a lake!

The Canadian trade delegation did the political equivalent of looking their American counterparts in the eye and saying ‘we can go band for band - eff that - we can go Ms for Ms’. Trade negotiations…
The present situation sees a vast number of citizens living as squatters, many by choice and others having no alternative.
03 Sep, 2026 0

SSP Diaries | Time to eradicate squatting

Squatting is a nightmare in most developing countries, with very few authorities willing to make the unpleasant decisions needed to address this social issue. Jamaica is no different. In my humble…
A resilient teacher is a valuable asset to any education system. But an education system that depends excessively on the resilience of its teachers is revealing something about itself.
03 Sep, 2026 0

Leroy Fearon | Stop asking teachers to be resilient and start building a system that supports them

There is something admirable about resilience. It speaks to courage, endurance and the human capacity to continue when circumstances become difficult. In Jamaica, our teachers have demonstrated…
Many of the displaced families are now living in tents.
02 Sep, 2026 0

Editorial | Tackling squatting

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ pledge to relocate the Coopers Pen squatters whose homes were demolished last month, will address what he rightly described as a “humanitarian tragedy”. But finding…
The US Department of Agriculture has declared a drought disaster in Puerto Rico.
02 Sep, 2026 0

Elizabeth Morgan | Water crisis in Puerto Rico

At the time of writing, there is actually welcomed rain in Kingston and St Andrew. It has continued to be very hot and dry in parts of Jamaica, particularly in Kingston and St Andrew. In a previous…
Motorcyclists ride past a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump inside a catering container in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026.
02 Sep, 2026 0

Norris R. McDonald | Wars, wishful thinking and the coming chaos after Trump

When great powers play geopolitical chess, ordinary people become the pawns, and, when the bombs stop falling, the bills do not. That is the uncomfortable lesson of an increasingly dangerous world in…
Minister of Finance, Fayval Williams, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on February 19
01 Sep, 2026 0

Editorial | More than a wage cap

Finance Minister Fayval Williams’ call for negotiations with public sector unions to establish a new cap on the proportion of national output that should be spent on wages is a rational suggestion…
Isat Buchanan, opposition spokesman on human rights, and members of the People’s National Party visited Coopers Pen, Trelawny on Thursday to speak to residents who were impacted by the demolition exercise on Tuesday morning.
01 Sep, 2026 0

Chelsea Chin | TikTok, taps and public office

For generations, an elected representative’s connection with constituents was built through community meetings, church services, town halls, political meetings, and knocking on doors. Today, a…
In this August 2025 photo Mark Golding is seen at a rally with PNP supporters.
01 Sep, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | Physician heal thyself

Playing Gene Autry’s house rules (double-six poses the first game then holder of double-six poses) The Dunce never chose double-six. After The Dunce’s double-six died three consecutive games, Dessie…