In Focus
June 14, 2026
Imani Tafari-Ama | The State cannot continue to ‘Serve and Protect’ through fear
The public killing of Latoya Bulgin in Granville, St James, was a chilling reflection of the deep contradictions embedded within Jamaica’s policing culture and its enduring crisis of state…
June 7, 2026
Jalil Dabdboub | Towards a politics of consensus and continuity
The violence of the 1970s may be long gone, but its scars remain part of the consciousness of our people through inherited political identity. Entire communities were shaped by fear, political…
June 7, 2026
Byron Blake | Mired in confusion - Emergency relief, recovery support, and investment for reconstruction and redevelopment
Major disasters, natural or man-made, trigger a range of emotions. The first concerns the human condition of victims. A government's declaration of an emergency is an SOS for help. Help to save…
June 7, 2026
Shari-Ann Henry | Body-worn cameras: Protecting lives, preserving truth, and demanding accountability
The death of Latoya Bulgin in St James on May 18 has, once again, forced an uncomfortable national conversation: when an unarmed civilian dies during a police operation, are we looking at a lawful use…
June 7, 2026
Dennis Minott | Before STEM comes literacy
Sometimes an entire national debate can be transformed by a single observation. Such was my experience recently when Dr Beverly Brown-Sands responded to my concerns regarding the growing STEM…
June 7, 2026
Mark Wignall | Big, bad, war machine
In March, a sanctioned Russian tanker shipped 730,000 barrels of oil to Cuba, a country engineered to wither away and starve to death courtesy of US President Donald Trump. The tanker was partially…
May 31, 2026
Christian Tavares-Finson | Confronting crime, police-citizen interactions and due process
Jamaica is at a defining moment in its fight against crime.Across this country, there are questions in the minds of many. What if it’s me? What if it’s my family. Will I be safe? Will I be mistaken…
May 31, 2026
Sabrina Barnes | Beyond sisterhood: Hypocrisy, power, and politics
The conversation about women in politics is often framed through a simplistic lens: women should support women at all costs. Yet reality is far more complicated. The same societies that criticise men…
May 31, 2026
Mark Shields | Stop reinventing the wheel, start issuing tickets
Latoya Bulgin is dead. Her body was handled by the men sworn to protect her with a callousness that shocked the nation. Days later, Prime Minister Andrew Holness stood before the 91st Staff and Junior…