Commentary
March 6, 2026
Editorial | Partnering with Africa
Last week’s announcement by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) of a two-thirds increase in its financing cap for the Caribbean – to US$5 billion over the next four years – was important.
March 6, 2026
Peter Espeut | Gold, glory and Orwell
The Christians are in Lent, the Muslims are in Ramadan, and the United States (US) is at war. The Catholic hierarchy in the US largely supported Donald Trump in the last US presidential election…
March 6, 2026
Kristen Gyles | The law that was ‘nailed to the Cross’
“He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.” A few years ago, in response to an article I wrote expressing discomfort with the concept of capital punishment, someone quoted…
March 5, 2026
Editorial | Food security and war
With the war in the Gulf region, it is unlikely that Andrew Dyer will set off to Dubai any time soon to teach mathematics. He may, however, still seek an alternative to onion farming if he continues…
March 5, 2026
Basil Jarrett | Blessed Assurance and the children Melissa almost erased
Nearly six months since Hurricane Melissa turned Western Jamaica upside down, life has returned to normal for most Jamaicans. I say most because unless you are a fan of blue tarpaulins as a statement…
March 5, 2026
SSP Diaries | The thirst for power
The US attack on Iran on 28 February 2026 comes as no surprise to many and continues to be indicative of a very dangerous, undemocratic trend. The fact that Israel is a wilful partner in these…
March 5, 2026
Kai-Ann D. Skeete | 20 years later… has the CARICOM Single Market really grown?
January 2006 marked the official start of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) after its launch in Kingston, Jamaica. Then, we were hopeful that the Caribbean would see the benefits of the free movement of…
March 4, 2026
Editorial | The war and renewables
As was the case when the United States and Israel went to war with Iran 14 months ago, the renewed – and expanded – fighting in the Middle East has underlined why Jamaica must accelerate its programme…
March 4, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | Democracy hypocrisy
Although over this past weekend the United States and Israel attacked Iran and launched what could cause another global crisis, this column will address a matter which came up at the opening ceremony…