Commentary

15 Jun, 2026 0

Christopher Burgess | No land, no resilience
There is a risk that the opportunity presented by Hurricane Melissa to address land tenure, fragile housing, and their wider social consequences will be missed.  Jamaica Institution of Engineers’…
15 Jun, 2026 0

Ronald Thwaites | Choices matter
So, finally, there is public admission of what we all knew from daily experience: that the government is unable to meet the cost of good education for everyone.  What a deceitful charade this has…
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15 Jun, 2026 0

Leroy Fearon | The price tag of a high-value partner
The recent wave of divorces involving successful entrepreneurs, executives, politicians, academics, entertainers, and other high-achieving professionals has sparked widespread discussion.
14 Jun, 2026 0

Editorial | Chuck, CCJ and Sir Shridath
Two statements by Delroy Chuck in Parliament last week are in need of clarification, and perhaps, with respect to the second, a correction of the record. In his contribution to the sector debates,…
14 Jun, 2026 0

Trevor Munroe | Alongside 'supporting oversight’, improve efficiency, strengthen accountability
‘Supporting oversight’ is how The Gleaner editorial of June 2, summed up former Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s remarks at a recent Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal symposium. Golding’s comments…
14 Jun, 2026 0

Danielle Archer | Jamaica’s democratic test has already begun
There are moments in a nation’s life when the air feels heavier than the headlines. Jamaica is in one of those moments now, a moment when the public can sense that something deeper than a policy…
14 Jun, 2026 0

Garth Rattray | Jamaica needs permanent emergency shelters 
We are once again in the dreaded hurricane season. It begins on June 1 and ends on November 30 each year. After the utter devastation, in parts of central and western Jamaica, wrought by Hurricane…
14 Jun, 2026 0

Orville Taylor | To be global, host must be neutral
Proud I am that the only UN body that is headquartered in a developing country is in Jamaica. It is a big deal. Other UN organs, such as the WHO and the ILO, are based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a…
13 Jun, 2026 0

Editorial | Lessons from Cox’s Bazar
It isn’t a name that’s familiar to the people of Jamaica, or the wider Caribbean –Cox’s Bazar. Cox’s Bazar is a 13 square kilometre tent city in Bangladesh. The people who live there, 1.2 million…