Commentary
May 4, 2026
Eric Falt | Incredible shrinking of the news media
Each year on May 3, World Press Freedom Day and UNESCO invite reflection on the role of journalism in sustaining open, informed societies. In the Caribbean, this reflection carries urgency because the…
May 3, 2026
Editorial | NaRRA and Malahoo Forte
The real winner in last week’s parliamentary debate on the bill to establish the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) was Marlene Malahoo Forte. Jamaicans lost. Or they didn’t…
May 3, 2026
by S. Jaishankar
S. Jaishankar | The deep-rooted and ever evolving India-Jamaica partnership
For many Indians, the mention of Jamaica will immediately elicit thoughts of the cricket of Michael Holding and Chris Gayle, the music of Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, the athletics of Usain Bolt and…
May 3, 2026
Tres-Ann Kremer | Fit for the moment: The standard CARICOM must now meet
At the opening ceremony of the CARICOM Meeting in St Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, posed a question that has acquired sharper edges every passing week. He asked whether…
May 2, 2026
Editorial | Addressing the waste conundrum
There have been myriad announcements, and wimpy efforts, along those lines in the past. But coming now from Matthew Samuda, Jamaica is, hopefully, entering a serious path of waste separation and,…
May 3, 2026
Editorial | Delcy Rodriguez’s brooch
Delcy Rodriguez knew her brooch was provocative. That she wore it wasn’t merely a diplomatic faux pas. What is surprising was neither Grenada’s prime minister, Dickon Mitchell, and especially nor…
May 1, 2026
Peter Espeut | Contempt for the people
“People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people”. - Alan Moore, in V for Vendetta (1989). For democracy to work well, governments should be afraid of…
May 1, 2026
Kristen Gyles | Civic engagement or ‘donmanship’?
After some years of muddy communication and mixed signals coming out of parliament on the use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by our police, it is finally becoming clear. Apparently, the issue was never…
April 30, 2026
Editorial | CARICOM and Caracas
Delcy Rodríguez’s charm offensive in the Caribbean, and her promotion of a Venezuela-Barbados partnership on renewable energy, highlight the need for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to fashion a…