Commentary
March 20, 2026
Francesca Tavares | Why Jamaica needs a Land Reformation Act
The National Housing Trust (NHT) has reached a point of systemic exhaustion. In 2026, the Trust functions less like a social safety net and more like a mortgage bank for the middle class and a surplus…
March 20, 2026
Leroy Fearon | Happiness in the shadow of war: finding light in fractured times
Today, as the world observes International Day of Happiness, the celebration feels, for many, both necessary and paradoxical. How do we speak of happiness when headlines are saturated with conflict,…
March 19, 2026
Editorial | CARICOM dithers on Cuba
As the Cuban economy crumbles and the future of his revolution grows increasingly fragile under the weight of America’s pressure, the jury remains out on Fidel Castro’s expectation of being absolved…
March 19, 2026
Raslan Abu Rukun | Iran: why and why now?
Why Operation Roaring Lion was essential and why it was launched now are best understood by looking at the Iranian regime’s past and present behaviour. A quick peek at what could be its future if left…
March 19, 2026
Basil Jarrett | What future are we schooling our children for?
It’s a thought that should frighten every parent in 2026: The fact that their child is excelling in exactly the kind of work that a machine is learning to do faster, cheaper and without needing a…
March 19, 2026
Leroy Fearon | More care, less cost: NHF expands coverage for Jamaicans
In a significant and people-centred advancement in public healthcare, the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness in partnership with the National Health Fund (NHF), has…
March 19, 2026
SSP Damion S. Manderson | Today’s solution, tomorrow’s problem…If we do nothing
A few years ago I had a lecturer whose profound words resonate with me to this day: “many of today’s solutions will prove to be tomorrow’s problems”. Jamaica continues to grapple with the painful…
March 18, 2026
Editorial | The dilemma of roads
Robert Morgan’s remarks at the recent World Bank round table on infrastructure suggest that the Holness administration is pushing ahead with its plan for a new agency to manage and repair Jamaica’s …
March 18, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | Death merchants – producers and exporters of arms, ammunition
“ There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.” – Union General, William T. Sherman, American Civil War, 1861-1865