Commentary
May 22, 2026
Luisa Blanco and Isabella Elias | Cuba needs a long-term solution to its energy crisis
Cuba has run out of oil, the country's energy minister announced on May 14, 2026.
It marks a new depth to the island's energy crisis, which has gotten worse in recent months amid the…
May 22, 2026
Peter Espeut | Our democracy is not working
The word democracy comes from two Greek words: ‘demos’, which means ‘the people’ or ‘the citizenry’ or ‘civil society’; and ‘kratos’, which means ‘to rule’ or ‘to hold’ or ‘to grasp’. Hence the focus…
May 21, 2026
Editorial | The EU’s homework
In a May 9 speech celebrating Europe Day and in a subsequent op-ed column in this newspaper, Erja Askola, the European Union’s ambassador to Jamaica, stressed the EU’s desire to deepen its…
May 21, 2026
Ruthlyn James | Policing symptoms of developmental failure
There is a discomfort many Jamaicans feel but struggle to articulate when they see police officers stationed inside schools. It is not hostility towards the police, but a deeper societal question:…
May 21, 2026
Sergey Petrovich | Lessons from the Great Victory are relevant, and live on
We marked a solemn occasion – the commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Victory Day is a special and momentous day for us – a day of mourning and a day of…
May 20, 2026
Editorial | Parliament dilutes its power
For the avoidance of doubt, this newspaper asked Jamaica’s Parliament to clarify the circumstances in which it would feel obliged to prevent, within its chambers, the airing of — or take action on — a…
May 20, 2026
Lance Neita | Football, anyone?
In spite of the predictions of a global boycott, the fears of US entry restrictions, the quixotic flamboyance of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and the disappointment of Jamaica’s absence from the…
May 20, 2026
Leroy Fearon | Working smart still requires working hard
In today’s professional culture, the phrase “work smart, not hard” is often repeated as if hard work has become outdated.
Productivity hacks, automation tools, artificial intelligence, and flexible…
May 19, 2026
Editorial | Transparency and accountability paramount
The Jamaican parliament must urgently clarify when, or if, it considers it obligatory to acquiesce to pre-emptive actions by citizens, using the courts, to stop the legislature from taking actions…