Commentary
12 Aug, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | Is increasing exports of goods a realistic prospect for Jamaica?
With visitors from Ghana and South Africa, there has been some attention to trade, with talk of increasing exports to Africa. The president of Ghana mentioned the possibility of integrating CARICOM…
12 Aug, 2026
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Sophia McIntosh | Micro-credentials: A test of our readiness for change
“Irrelevance happens when the speed of change outside an organisation is greater than the speed of change inside an organisation.” Rick Warren’s observation offers a powerful lens for understanding…
11 Aug, 2026
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Editorial | Support Guyana’s UN candidate
With the United Nations Security Council now in consultations to select the organisation’s next secretary-general, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states must step up their efforts on behalf of the…
11 Aug, 2026
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A.J. Nicholson | Mischief in Port-of-Spain
“Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take now what course thou wilt.” That was the approach adopted by Mark Antony in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar after the assassination. Persons with special…
11 Aug, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | When you talk you teach
In dominoes, as in every game, patience is your most important asset. For example: one day this motley collection might be your hand in a critical game: six-five; double-five; four-ace; trey-deuce;…
11 Aug, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | Defending politicians, dividing ourselves
One of the ugliest and most intellectually bankrupt phenomena on display in Jamaica, particularly on social media, is political tribalism. Some of us are needlessly caustic towards fellow citizens,…
11 Aug, 2026
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Wayne Campbell | Honouring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-Being
“Indigenous Peoples around the world continue to face overwhelming marginalisation, discrimination and exclusion. Rooted in colonialism and patriarchy, these profound disparities are sustained by a…
10 Aug, 2026
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Editorial | National Partnership Council on life support?
Audrey Marks is a minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for efficiency, innovation and digital transformation. In that role, Ms Marks’ mandate includes overseeing the…
10 Aug, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | Bruce Golding gets it
Bruce Golding is brave enough and sufficiently disentangled from the love bush of tribalism to say so. Jamaica begins its 65th year of formal independence more constrained by geopolitics than ever…