Commentary
July 31, 2026
Peter Espeut | Leading up to Emancipation Day
On August 1, 1834, the 309,331 enslaved persons in Jamaica were formally emancipated by an act of the British Parliament. Nowadays, we celebrate every August 1 – including tomorrow – as a public…
July 31, 2026
Kristen Gyles | Weekend holiday
The Holidays (Public General) Act outlines the list of public holidays to be observed in Jamaica. There is no clear code or system that is relied on across the board for determining when a holiday…
July 30, 2026
Editorial | Sobers: Cricket, gods and politics
Even the gods and near-saints are prone to the occasional error, from which, with the appropriate effort, they recover. Psyche’s curiosity about her husband Cupid’s appearance led to her abandonment…
July 30, 2026
O.K. Melhado | Sir Gary and Sabina Park
Less than two weeks ago, on July 17, the cricketing world lost the man universally regarded as the greatest ever to play the game. Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers passed away peacefully at his home in…
July 30, 2026
by Dennis Duncan and Stephen Vasciannie
Dennis Duncan and Stephen Vasciannie | Give Jamaican honour to Sobers
For our generation, which came of age in the 1960s, Garfield St Aubrun Sobers was the King of Cricket. For as long as he played, and wherever he played, Sobers presided. No wonder, then, that the…
July 29, 2026
Editorial | AI and education
Whatever people’s perspectives may be on the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) decision to phase out its school-based assessments (SBAs), the move, as the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA)…
July 29, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | More US tariffs, but what do they mean for CARICOM countries?
So, US President Donald Trump announced on July 23-24 more tariffs on trade partners, continuing to use trade policy as a geopolitical and protectionist measure.
July 29, 2026
Don Dobson | Argentina’s dream factory: A wake-up call for safeguarding in sports
The Cinderella run of Cabo Verde in this year’s FIFA World Cup, which included a draw against eventual Champions Spain and a spirited performance against beaten finalists Argentina, has Jamaicans…
July 28, 2026
Editorial | No to mob justice
Whoever killed Shani Coke, the 10-year-old girl who was believed to have been raped before her gruesome murder in Trelawny, deserves to be arrested, taken before the court, tried for the crime, and…