In Focus

West Indies’ Jason Holder (second left) and Nepal’s Aarif Sheikh during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Nepal in Mumbai, India, on February 15.
April 12, 2026

Mark Wignall | When we were good

On my mind last Thursday was Mr Dennis Gordon, People’s National Party (PNP) politician and the political man of the moment. He is executive chairman of Jacden Group of Companies. If you really want…
April 12, 2026

Dennis Minott | Hopefuls: Waitlist illusion, real opportunity awaits

Somewhere in the Rupununi of Guyana, far from the ceremonial gates of elite universities, an A-QuEST sixth-form Docling, a boy at a modest technical high school has been quietly solving a problem that…
In this October 31, 2025, photo people are seen repairing the roof of a resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
April 4, 2026

Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie and Mickel Jackson | Building back better requires more than a name

“Build Back Better” and “Resilience” are two terms that have been repeated ad nauseam since Hurricane Melissa. They are dusted off after every major disaster, inspiring good talk that does not always…
An aerial view of Falmouth, Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.
April 4, 2026

Patricia Green | Embrace vernacular architecture for climate-resilient structures

Riddle-mi-dis/riddle-me dat, guess me this riddle and paraps not. “… A man mek him house an’ him sleep outside …”. Or say it another way, “… A man build a fine upstairs house, and he have to sleep…
People stand near a damaged van beside scattered debris following an Israeli strike in Beirut, Lebanon.
April 4, 2026

Dennis Minott | Killing in God’s name: A Lenten reckoning

In the reflective hush of Lent, Christians are called to examine themselves with uncommon honesty. It is a season that strips away pretence, confronts us with the cost of discipleship, and insists…
Cranes work in the construction of the Chancay Multipurpose Port Terminal, built by Chinese company in Chancay, Peru.
April 4, 2026

Robert Nesta Morgan | Peru’s post-disaster reconstruction experience: Lessons for Jamaica

In March, I led a Jamaican delegation to Lima, Peru, for a series of structured engagements with Peru’s National Infrastructure Authority and its former Reconstruction Authority. The purpose was to…
Ruben Enaje (centre) remains on the cross flanked by two other devotees during a reenactment of Jesus Christ’s sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals in San Pedro Cutud, north of Manila, Philippines.
April 4, 2026

Gordon Robinson | Is he risen?

Christianity is based on a foundation of faith in Jesus Christ’s resurrection. Yes, Jesus allegedly did other cool things like walking on water. Matthew 14:24-31: “But the ship was now in the…
This file photo shows mangled structures destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.
April 4, 2026

Mark Wignall | Dangerous whirlpool

Whatever else it is, whichever thought you had on your mind; the fact is the Middle East war has impacted the world. Stay with me. A gaze out on the international horizon and you will see that oil…
FILE - A man photographs a maquette of a statue, at City Hall, London, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008.
April 4, 2026

Imani Tafari-Ama | Reparations without resolve

On March 25, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted to recognise transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity”. Enslavement is also called ‘Maafa’, Swahili for total…