Commentary

President Donald Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in Washington USA (AP Photo)
December 18, 2025

Editorial | Asserting the Monroe Doctrine

When Donald Trump won the US presidential election more than a year ago, this newspaper stressed the good sense of the small nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) coordinating their policies…
I've found that restful activities that provide a strong feeling of immersion – playing video games, going for walks and playing with my young nieces and nephews – are a lot more restorative than scrolling on my phone or watching TV on the couch.
December 18, 2025

Stacy Shaw | Holiday rest may mean getting active, not crashing on the couch

The holiday season is often painted as an idyllic vision of rest, conjuring images of warm beverages and bountiful time with loved ones. But many people have trouble unwinding at this time of year. …
Residents gather amid debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa on a street in Black River, Jamaica, on October 30.
December 18, 2025

Natasha Greaves | Reimagining resilience and solidarity: Jamaica at a crossroads

Every December 18, International Migrants Day invites us to reflect on the journeys of millions who leave home in search of safety, dignity, and opportunity. For Jamaica and the Caribbean, migration…
Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential building which was heavily damaged by a Russian strike on Ternopil, Ukraine, Friday, November 21, 2025.
December 18, 2025

SSP Diaries | Setting the stage for global destruction – Part 2

As much as our world may be viewed as an independent entity, the nations that comprise it are very dependent upon each other. There is evidence to show that the supply of resources needed for the…
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
December 18, 2025

António Guterres | Make migration dignified and safe for all

Migration is a powerful driver of progress – lifting economies, connecting cultures, and benefiting countries of origin and destination alike. Yet when migration is poorly governed or misrepresented,…
Debris littered the town of Lewisville, in St. Elizabeth, more than a month after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.
December 17, 2025

Editorial | UDC and NRRA

As an early and aggressive promoter of clean-up brigades for debris left behind by Hurricane Melissa, this newspaper appreciates the Government’s recent accelerated effort to remove the huge mounds of…
A man is detained by immigration agents at a car wash on Friday, August 15, in Montebello, California.
December 17, 2025

Elizabeth Morgan | The USA and immigration: Such hypocrisy!

The plaque inside the Statue of Liberty in New York harbour has the sonnet by Emma Lazarus, The New Colossus, which includes the lines: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning…
The Alpha Boys Band performs.
December 17, 2025

Lance Neita | Rejoicing over you with singing

I did not know that God sings until I came across a verse in the Bible, Zephaniah 3:17. which says that the Lord will “rejoice over you with singing”.
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December 17, 2025

Peter Polack | Caribbean vows: In sickness and health

The truth is often like a wife who abandons her husband in hospital, a friend who does not return your calls for help, bankers who refuse you after the 243rd mortgage payment and governments who…