Commentary
March 4, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | Democracy hypocrisy
Although over this past weekend the United States and Israel attacked Iran and launched what could cause another global crisis, this column will address a matter which came up at the opening ceremony…
March 4, 2026
Norris R. McDonald |America’s priorities: money for wars, not maternity care
The Middle East is on fire again. Following America and Israel’s attack on Iran and the killing of the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the backlash has already started. Iran…
March 3, 2026
Editorial | Dangers of Middle East war
The outbreak of war in the Middle East after Israel and the United States bombed Iran at the weekend is bad for the Caribbean as a whole. But it holds potentially greater risks for Jamaica as the…
March 5, 2026
Michael Abrahams | One woman’s fight against mental illness stigma
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that nearly one in every seven people (1.1 billion) around the world are living with a mental disorder. Unfortunately, it has been estimated that more…
March 3, 2026
Gordon Robinson | Needed: A good start
In dominoes, as in life, how we begin anything is all important. If you get it wrong from the get-go, you’ll likely always need to catch up. You only get one start. If you botch it there’s no starting…
March 3, 2026
Omar Miller | Rebuilding hearts, minds and academic futures after Hurricane Melissa
As the effects of Hurricane Melissa passed through Jamaica, the destruction was clearly visible: uprooted trees, destroyed homes, flooded roads, and interrupted utilities. However, beyond the…
March 2, 2026
Editorial | Assisting Cuba
As the economist John Keynes observed, in a different context, a century ago: “In the long run we are all dead.” In the current context, a month is distressingly close to the long run. In that time,…
March 2, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | When choices are limited
My client Mr. X thought of himself as an electric linesman. He lived with a very miserable woman who he thought was the source of his many problems. One day he got entangled in some live high…
March 2, 2026
Lloyd Barnett | Impeachment – procedural defects in the legislative proposals
In the previous article in this series, I highlighted several defects in the substantive provisions of the Golding Impeachment Bill which was tabled in Parliament. In this article I will deal with…