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Homes lay scattered after the passing of Hurricane Maria in Roseau, the capital of the island of Dominica, in September 2017.
April 4, 2026

Christopher Burgess | NaRRA and lessons from Dominica

Jamaica now stands at a crossroads, much like Dominica did in 2017. Category 5 Hurricane Maria damaged 90 per cent of Dominica’s housing stock and caused losses equivalent to 230 per cent of GDP. The…
A small-scale model of the Fpso Liza Destiny oil drilling ship is on display during the inauguration of a permanent exhibit by ExxonMobil Oil at the Guyana National Museum in Georgetown, Guyana, in 2023.
April 4, 2026

Ronald Sanders | The Caribbean being forced to reconsider trade dependence on the US

The Caribbean has not set out to loosen its trade dependence on the United States. It is being driven to do so. For generations, Caribbean importers and consumers have looked first to the American…
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April 4, 2026

Garth Rattray | Religions should be more tolerant

Many people do not realise that Jesus’ name was not ‘Jesus Christ’. In keeping with the tradition at that time, He was likely called Yeshua ben-Yosef (Yeshua son of Joseph). Furthermore, ‘Christ’…
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April 4, 2026

Orville Taylor | CARICOM a model for international peace

Exactly five years ago, I woke up on Resurrection Sunday, after fighting for more than two weeks with the COVID-19 virus, which tried every night to kill me. In my head, a song, whose chorus eluded my…
Dr Terrance Drew, prime minister of St Kitts and Nevis and current chair of CARICOM; and Kamla Persad-Bissessar, prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
April 2, 2026

Editorial | CARICOM’s new crisis

Dr Carla Barnett has not been the kind of secretary general of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) this newspaper had hoped for. She has not interpreted her mandate or fashioned her leadership as a…
Nicole Loiten, MSN, RN, a Jamaican-born healthcare executive, autism advocate, and national speaker; and founder and CEO of Gentle Loving Home Care, a Florida-based organisation providing in-home support for children with autism and developmental disabilit
April 4, 2026

Nicole Loiten | Autism Awareness means nothing without access…A reality many Jamaican families know too well

Every April, Autism Awareness Month fills our feeds with messages of support. But for many families – especially in countries like Jamaica – awareness is not the problem. Access is. I say this not…
Homes destroyed by Hurricane Beryl lie in Clifton, Union Island, St Vincent and the Grenadines in July 2024.
April 2, 2026

Khaled El-Enany | Small islands, big front lines

Across the Caribbean, climate change is already reshaping lives, coastlines, and futures. Small Island Developing States, which account for just one per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, are…
Major Basil Jarrett
April 2, 2026

Basil Jarrett | Can tap. But can we trust?

Growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, one of the first survival lessons you learned while traversing the bus system was to keep your wallet in your front pocket. Not the back where it was more stylish. The…
An estimated five per cent of students drop out before the end of grade nine, and up to eight per cent exit the system between grades nine and 10.
April 2, 2026

Nicola Andrews | Every child must learn…But at what cost?

The inequality of teacher-led extra lessons The phrase “Every child can learn, every child must learn” is widely recognised as a policy mantra developed and adopted by the Jamaican Ministry of…