Commentary
December 26, 2025
Peter Espeut | Sweetheart deals and bastard capitalism
I read with great interest the article in The Gleaner of Monday, December 22, by Winsome Callum, director of corporate communications at the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) as she tried to…
December 26, 2025
Kristen Gyles | Starting at 2:41 on a Friday afternoon
Welcome to the first day of ‘Twixmas’. ‘Twixmas’ is a relatively new term to describe the transitional period betwixt Christmas and the New Year. It’s that awkward period where people don’t quite…
December 24, 2025
Editorial | Free press, democracy won
Even though significant gaps remain in the justice system, the Jamaican courts are emerging as an important bulwark against actions – whether by private citizens or state officials – that would weaken…
December 24, 2025
Elizabeth Morgan | At Christmas, friction in CARICOM – T&T versus the rest
We are in Christmas week, a period that should be about joy, hope, generosity, peace and love. There has been a very strange build up to this Christmas. There has been the lingering pall of the…
December 24, 2025
Norris McDonald | Climate change, water poverty and rural crises we neglect!
Jamaica’s chronic water shortage in rural communities and the impact of neglect on food security is a ticking time bomb. Are we ready to address the crisis, or will history continue to repeat itself?…
December 23, 2025
Editorial | CARICOM’s new crisis
In times of crisis a good place to start the search for answers is in history – looking for how similar, or relevant, situations were handled in the past.
December 23, 2025
Gordon Robinson | International Domino Awards 2025
For the 14th time I celebrate my days around Gene Autry’s domino table by handing out awards named for the regulars. International Dunce Award: How does Donald Trump not win this award hands down?…
December 23, 2025
Michael Abrahams | Sex after the hurricane: a realistic perspective
A few weeks ago, I came across a tweet from Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Daryl Vaz that piqued my interest. It concerned two women in western Jamaica who were…
December 23, 2025
Heather Hollingsworth | The rise of deepfake cyberbullying poses a growing problem for schools
Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes. The fallout from the spread of the…