Commentary
16 Sep, 2026
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Leroy Fearon | Jamaica cannot build a first-class society with second-class schools
Every year, Jamaica renews its promise of progress. We speak about economic growth, celebrate infrastructure, discuss investment, tourism, technology and the possibilities of a more prosperous nation.…
16 Sep, 2026
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Norris R. McDonald | Trump’s barrel-of-a-gun annexation of Venezuela’s oil and gas
“The United States appears to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.” — Simón Bolívar The American military now controls over $100 billion of Venezuela’s oil…
16 Sep, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | The 18th BRICS Summit – still aiming to achieve their goals
The 18th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi, India, September 12- 13 and was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The theme was ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and…
16 Sep, 2026
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Wayne Campbell | Raising Hands and Voices: Fostering Agency and Ownership through Deliberative Democracy
“Each time we choose dialogue over division and cooperation over confrontation, we strengthen democracy.” - António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General. Democracy is a universally recognised…
15 Sep, 2026
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Editorial | What Port Antonio Primary has to teach
Based on her claims, Principal Kennecha Davis-Williams is getting something right at the Port Antonio Primary School in Portland that merits the attention of the education minister, Dr Dana Morris…
15 Sep, 2026
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Nand C Bardouille | At UN Summit, CARICOM to focus on global risks to bloc
The current crisis of multilateralism is causing undeniable harm to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) bloc. This will likely be a common refrain among leaders of CARICOM member states when they gather…
15 Sep, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | Outdoor learning, empathy, context and contrition
Hurricane Melissa damaged around 688 schools in Jamaica, with 313 severely affected. However, according to the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, only 57 priority-one schools…
15 Sep, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | The essence of thinking
In Apocrypha, our favourite Fantasyland beyond the stars, the chatter was all about back-to-school. Difficulties proliferated. Urgently needed repairs for schools significantly damaged a year ago by…
15 Sep, 2026
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Dean Jones | England’s landlord register raises questions for Jamaica
England will begin registering private landlords and their rental properties on a national database from December 15, introducing a system intended to give tenants, councils and responsible property…