Commentary

Samuda
19 Aug, 2026 0

Editorial | Mandate rainwater harvesting

With two major water transmission and distribution projects under way on Jamaica’s north and south coasts, the government expects that, over the next three years, the island’s periodic water crises…
 Leroy Fearon
19 Aug, 2026 0

Leroy Fearon | Mindset without discipline is still wishful thinking

In recent years, "mindset" has become one of the most celebrated concepts in personal and professional development. Bookstores are filled with titles promising to transform our thinking,…
19 Aug, 2026 0

Elizabeth Morgan | Kingston and St Andrew’s water woes: an impending crisis

This feels like the hottest summer ever experienced in Kingston and St Andrew to date, although the records say that, generally, 2023 was much hotter. This year, Jamaica is experiencing the effects of…
CCTV cameras
19 Aug, 2026 0

Norris McDonald | Who watches JDF’s ‘Big Yeye’ while it a watch we?

“ You can shackle the feet of men, But you can never chain their minds!” – Marcus Garvey Jamaica is rushing natty headfirst into a high-tech surveillance era, tracking citizens with biometric…
Justice Winston Anderson, president of the Caribbean Court of Justice.
18 Aug, 2026 0

Editorial | CCJ: evening the keel

Justice Winston Anderson has, at least in the short term, effectively defanged fellow judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), who were scathing about his leadership of the court. By ruling…
18 Aug, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | Promises, promises everywhere; not a drop more water

Another year; another drought! Another summer another set of water restrictions and lock-offs despite 18-24 inches (in extreme amounts up to 40 inches) of rainwater delivered by Hurricane Melissa last…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding speaks at the PNP Press Conference.
18 Aug, 2026 0

Michael Abrahams | Jamaica deserves a better Opposition

When we speak of “governance”, attention naturally centres on the governing party, which holds the reins of power and makes decisions that affect the populace. Yet, the Opposition has an equally…
Residents say they were unable to save any of their possessions ahead of demolition.
17 Aug, 2026 0

Editorial | Beyond Coopers Pen

The heart-wrenching Coopers Pen affair, in which dozens of homes that illegally occupied private land were demolished by the property’s owner, wasn’t a singular matter. Variations of this issue have…
David Comissiong, Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM
17 Aug, 2026 0

David Comissiong | The Caribbean Court of Justice explained

Recently, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has been dominating news headlines across our Caribbean region – for all the wrong reasons. But the unfortunate reality is that most of our people do not…