Commentary
July 9, 2026
SSP Diaries | A dark side to sports and politics
The 2026 World Cup has not yet finished, but its first round has concluded. On Friday last, Spain sent their opponents crashing out of the event with a 1–0 victory over Uruguay, one of the few nations…
July 8, 2026
Editorial | A red card for Infantino
For subscribers to that kind of cosmic philosophy, Belgium’s 4-1 thrashing of the United States on Monday night in their round-of-16 clash at the FIFA World Cup may have seemed like expected karma. …
July 8, 2026
Norris R. McDonald | ‘Dead money’ or prosperity? - Put Jamaica’s wealth to work
In 1995, Prime Minister P. J. Patterson ended Jamaica’s long relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), setting the country on a more independent economic path.
It was a historic…
July 8, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | The US Constitution’s ideals and US reality
On Saturday, July 4, 2026 the USA celebrated its 250th anniversary of independence. There was at least one article in this newspaper reflecting on the ideals of the US Constitution and the example…
July 7, 2026
Editorial | AI policy for schools
The finding by researchers at the University of Technology (UTech) that practically all of Jamaica’s tertiary and secondary students use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in their studies…
July 7, 2026
Tiou Clarke | Who audits the AI algorithm?
A quiet crisis of accountability is unfolding across corporate landscapes as companies outsource core business logic to automation. Algorithms now vet resumes, process credit lines, and interface with…
July 7, 2026
Michael Abrahams | Nuff respect, Cape Verde
Did you know about Cape Verde before this year’s FIFA World Cup? If you did not, you are in the majority. Now, thanks to the extraordinary run of the nation’s football team, the Blue Sharks, at the…
July 6, 2026
Editorial | Nonsense graduations
Apart from a whinge over the schools’ alleged exploitative pricing of the affairs, a more substantive contribution by Stewart Jacobs and his National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ)…
July 6, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Power and water: Backbone of productivity and competitiveness
Jamaica’s electrical and water infrastructure is too fragile, exposed, and outdated to be restored in the old way. The scale of the damage shows that reconstruction requires redesign for future…