Commentary
01 Oct, 2025
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SSP Diaries | Setting the stage for global destruction
IN TODAY’S world, many of us are losing sight of the fact that modern conflicts, whether occurring in our region or not, have negative impacts upon our own well-being and make it even more difficult…
30 Sep, 2025
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Editorial | Regulations for BWCs
While there has been much debate over how efficiently the police deploy the body-worn cameras (BWC) they presently own – and when a full rollout of the equipment will happen – very little has been…
30 Sep, 2025
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Elizabeth Morgan | A look at the main issues arising at the 80th UNGA General Debate
LAST WEEK, this column addressed the imminent UNGA general debate during high-level week under the theme, ‘Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights’. The general…
30 Sep, 2025
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Norris McDonald | Crypto imperialism: Can America’s bitcoin gamble rob Jamaica’s reserves?
JAMAICA IS playing with fire. Our external debt of US$13.4 billion is tied to the US dollar, and our US$6.15 billion in foreign reserves are parked in US banks and Treasury holdings. With Washington…
29 Sep, 2025
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Editorial | Cool heads on body-worn cameras
This newspaper is surprised at the apparent hostility with which the constabulary has responded to organisations calling for the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) when cops go on planned operations. …
29 Sep, 2025
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Gordon Robinson | Likkle but tallawah!
So the fatal index finger has finally been raised in the life of the great Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird. I can hear readers, especially members of Generation Born Yesterday, sounding like New Orleans…
28 Sep, 2025
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Editorial | Gangs: war within the law
Many people, including this newspaper, will welcome Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ signal that his proposed “global war on drugs” was intended to be conducted with respect for international law and…
28 Sep, 2025
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Tiffany McLeggon | When silence becomes the loudest cry
Every September, headlines remind us that it is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Posters go up, hashtags trend, and speeches are delivered. But when the microphones are turned off and the lights…
27 Sep, 2025
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Editorial | A strategy for growth
The narrative is regularly recited and celebrated. Since the 2010s, Jamaica has undergone a remarkable fiscal transformation. Debt has fallen from unsustainable heights, inflation has been tamed, and…