Commentary
March 3, 2026
Editorial | Dangers of Middle East war
The outbreak of war in the Middle East after Israel and the United States bombed Iran at the weekend is bad for the Caribbean as a whole. But it holds potentially greater risks for Jamaica as the…
March 5, 2026
Michael Abrahams | One woman’s fight against mental illness stigma
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that nearly one in every seven people (1.1 billion) around the world are living with a mental disorder. Unfortunately, it has been estimated that more…
March 3, 2026
Gordon Robinson | Needed: A good start
In dominoes, as in life, how we begin anything is all important. If you get it wrong from the get-go, you’ll likely always need to catch up. You only get one start. If you botch it there’s no starting…
March 3, 2026
Omar Miller | Rebuilding hearts, minds and academic futures after Hurricane Melissa
As the effects of Hurricane Melissa passed through Jamaica, the destruction was clearly visible: uprooted trees, destroyed homes, flooded roads, and interrupted utilities. However, beyond the…
March 2, 2026
Editorial | Assisting Cuba
As the economist John Keynes observed, in a different context, a century ago: “In the long run we are all dead.” In the current context, a month is distressingly close to the long run. In that time,…
March 2, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | When choices are limited
My client Mr. X thought of himself as an electric linesman. He lived with a very miserable woman who he thought was the source of his many problems. One day he got entangled in some live high…
March 2, 2026
Lloyd Barnett | Impeachment – procedural defects in the legislative proposals
In the previous article in this series, I highlighted several defects in the substantive provisions of the Golding Impeachment Bill which was tabled in Parliament. In this article I will deal with…
March 2, 2026
René Orellana Halkyer | Latin America and the Caribbean advance fight to eradicate hunger
Eradicating hunger is an ethical imperative and an essential condition for the development of countries. Every step forward in reducing hunger is therefore not only an encouraging statistic; it is a…
March 2, 2026
Sheryl Dennis Wright | Sin taxes – necessary step to relieve the public health burden
The Government unveiled a significant shift in tax policy, one which the country has not seen in over a decade. New levies have been introduced on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), cigarettes, and…