Commentary
December 28, 2025
Orville Taylor | What a year!
No Jamaican child born in 2025 or 2026 should be named Melissa. Never mind that the name means ‘honey bee’ or the bearer of honey. She is the story of the year. Wreaking havoc, more than 40 persons…
December 28, 2025
Garth Rattray | New Year, ageing bodies
The advent of every new year reminds us that we are ageing. According to WHO 2020 data, the life expectancy of Jamaican males is around 74.4 years (the worldwide life expectancy for males is 70 to 71…
December 28, 2025
Garth Minott | Christmas: A time to celebrate the body
Christmas is a time for celebration. This is done through food, drink, music, dance, family gatherings, parties, church, social gatherings, occasions for frolicking, and, just simply having fun. Not…
December 27, 2025
Editorial | Preserving Jamaica’s living culture
The recent report on the decline of Jonkonnu celebrations in Moore Town is unsettling, and it should be for Jamaicans alike, especially those who are passionate about the country’s deep-rooted…
December 27, 2025
Tony Deyal | Christmas for a better new year
First of all, I should have gone earlier to put things together and make sure they worked, demanded and liked by my wife especially. Unfortunately, I waited too long. Going into the weekend…
December 27, 2025
Najae Murray | Strengthening TVET accreditation for national development
Jamaica’s economy depends on a workforce ready for change. Yet, our technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system remains segmented. A unified, high-standard accreditation framework is…
December 26, 2025
Editorial | Early CARICOM summit
If that is indeed their intent, Antigua and Barbuda should abandon any plan to promote a boycott – whether domestically or region-wide – of imports from Trinidad and Tobago (TT).
December 26, 2025
Peter Espeut | Sweetheart deals and bastard capitalism
I read with great interest the article in The Gleaner of Monday, December 22, by Winsome Callum, director of corporate communications at the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) as she tried to…
December 26, 2025
Kristen Gyles | Starting at 2:41 on a Friday afternoon
Welcome to the first day of ‘Twixmas’. ‘Twixmas’ is a relatively new term to describe the transitional period betwixt Christmas and the New Year. It’s that awkward period where people don’t quite…