Commentary
23 Sep, 2025
0
Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie | Promises without timelines: Jamaica’s environmental future needs accountability
IN THE lead-up to the recent general elections, both political parties made promises about how they would manage and protect Jamaica’s natural environment. With the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) new…
22 Sep, 2025
0
Editorial | What’s with the Abbas vote?
It might otherwise have gone unnoticed and uncommented on. But the exceptional circumstances of Gaza, and Jamaica’s previous misstep in a related UN vote, requires that Kingston explain why it didn’t…
22 Sep, 2025
0
Gordon Robinson | Continuity not enough, Jamaica needs vision
In dominoes continuity/consistency is important but vision is the most vital element of success. Because you’re in a two person team, you should try to be consistent. Play the same card as often as…
22 Sep, 2025
0
Michael Abrahams | Charlie Kirk: a life devoid of empathy
Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder has created a firestorm, with responses ranging from profound grief and anger to open celebrations of his passing. Grief is a natural response after someone dies,…
21 Sep, 2025
0
Editorial | What’s with China-trained doctors?
With Jamaica’s acknowledged serious shortage of healthcare professionals, it is urgent that the authorities do more to the deal with the problems of accrediting doctors trained abroad, especially in…
21 Sep, 2025
0
Ronald Thwaites | Wasting time?
The aspiration for rapid economic growth has been the theme of post-election speeches. This follows a well-worn pattern. Compare what was said the time before and the time before that if you need…
20 Sep, 2025
0
Caroline Fredrickson | Social justice – key to shared prosperity
Thirty years ago, 186 countries met in Copenhagen for the first Social Summit for Social Development. The gathering was the largest meeting of world leaders ever at the time. By the end of the summit,…
20 Sep, 2025
0
Máximo Torero | Food inflation a key challenge to sustain achievements of the region
Just a few years ago, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of families in Latin America and the Caribbean did not know whether they would have enough food for the next day. The shutdown of…
20 Sep, 2025
0
Garth Rattray | September is prostate cancer awareness month
All males are born with a prostate gland. The name of the gland gets its origin from the Greek language. “Pro” means “before”, and “states” means “the one who stands”. This gland ‘stands’ before and…