Commentary
March 14, 2026
Tony Deyal | Read, write and teach
To my daughter, Marsha Deyal, who followed her father’s footsteps in journalism and teaching. A kid asked his dad, “What’s a man?” The father replied, “A man is someone who is responsible and cares…
March 14, 2026
Ronald Sanders | Haitians should not be forgotten or left stranded
Amid the current turmoil in the world, it is important that, in the Americas, we should not forget the urgent humanitarian and political crisis confronting the Haitian people.
March 13, 2026
Editorial | Fix public sector accounts
While any amount that helps to get the job done is welcome, given the scale of the problem, an allocation of J$18.8 million in this fiscal year, presumably to pay private professionals for helping…
March 13, 2026
Leroy Fearon | Guardians of truth now guarded by compassion
In a profession defined by long hours, public scrutiny, and relentless commitment to truth, journalists are often the first to tell the stories of others’ hardship. Rarely, however, do we pause to…
March 13, 2026
Peter Espeut | The Samaritan woman at the well
Quite by coincidence, the gospel reading in several mainline Christian churches on Sunday, March 8 – International Women’s Day – was centred on a woman. Today I take a break from local politics and…
March 13, 2026
Kristen Gyles | Keep Miss Bev’s pension safe
The finance minister opened the budget debate by announcing some interesting reforms to the financial sector. These were largely regulatory reforms intended to widen the universe of investable assets…
March 12, 2026
Editorial | IFC and noisy MPs
Apart from their partisan desk-thumping, an unfortunate feature of Jamaica’s legislators is how little attention they pay to, and therefore know about, the bills upon which they vote. They generally…
March 12, 2026
Africka Stephens | Tomato juice in schools? A right step in school nutrition
March is officially observed as Nutrition Month, a time when national attention turns to the critical link between what we eat and how we live. It is therefore both fitting and forward-thinking that…
March 12, 2026
SSP Diaries | The threat regime débâcle?
Following the forceful removal of President Maduro of Venezuela, and the huge public outcry from strong US allies across the globe, the US Administration has experienced something unexpected in the…