Commentary
August 15, 2026
Tony Deyal | Cats are funny too
Many years ago, I read about Shakespeare’s Hamlet when Polonius enjoined his son, Laertes, saying, “Be thou familiar but by no means vulgar.” In other words, there is a very fine line dividing both…
August 15, 2026
Ronald Sanders | Haiti – Stop the money flow to organised crime
Haiti’s plight must not be forgotten simply because it no longer features regularly in international headlines. The suffering has not diminished. Between January and early June 2026, at least 2,310…
August 14, 2026
Editorial | PM Gaston Browne must apologise
It is unfortunate that Gaston Browne’s attempted walk-back of his assault on the judiciary this week did not include an unambiguous apology for his threat to deport and declare persona non grata a…
August 14, 2026
Peter Espeut | Can leopards change their spots?
Knowledge of history provides insights into the present and peeks into the future. I hope this little excursus is of interest. In 1823, James Monroe, the fifth US president (1817-1825), declared US…
August 14, 2026
Kristen Gyles | Reading more than just the headline
Increasingly, I have been noticing a trend: people do not read anymore.
August 13, 2026
Editorial | What NaRRA needs from Peru
The chief executive officer of the NaRRA, Ambassador Antony Anderson, is in Peru this week studying that country’s experience with reconstruction, resilient infrastructure, and large-scale project…
August 13, 2026
Mark Martin | Botanical gardens: Clear definition, real budgets, and deliverable plans
As a child, I have many happy Memories of visiting Hope Botanical Gardens. Those visits, and my mother’s love of plants, sparked a curiosity in me. School field trips were full of discovery, and they…
August 13, 2026
Lance Neita | Reflections on Independence Day 1962
Independence Day for modern Jamaica never fails to bring out a sense of nostalgia recalling the celebrations of the first Independence Day in 1962. It was a time when the black, green and gold colours…
August 12, 2026
Editorial | The CCJ mustn’t flounder
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is facing an immediate reputational crisis and a potential erosion of confidence in the court. The situation demands urgent action by the Regional Judicial and…