Commentary
March 27, 2026
Peter Espeut | Vaya con dios, Cubanos
My family has been a beneficiary of the Cuban Medical Brigade. For some years, my wife, Velia, has been a patient of Dr Roberto Mirales, senior ophthalmologist in the Cuban Eye Care Programme at St…
March 27, 2026
Kristen Gyles | Born without my consent
In 2019, a man in the western Indian city of Mumbai threatened to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent. He also refused to work because, well, being forced to live in this world…
March 27, 2026
Leroy Fearon | Stage over screen: Reclaiming the intellectual soul of storytelling
On this World Theatre Day, we are invited not merely to celebrate theatre, but to interrogate the evolving landscape of storytelling itself. In an era dominated by high-budget cinema and…
March 27, 2026
Rabbi Yaakov Raskin | March 29 proclaimed Education and Sharing Day
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, when communities in the Western parishes were cut off, homeless families were sleeping outdoors, and the roads were barely passable, stories of hope and kindness…
March 26, 2026
Editorial | CARICOM and Cuba
Shamed by the regional press and ordinary citizens over the lethargy with which it has responded to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Cuba, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) this week announced…
March 26, 2026
Dashawn Carter and Rashaun Stewart | Why keep it a secret?
The conversation about the sexual offenders’ registry is characterised by the intense contention between the interests of the public good and the rights of perpetrators. This contention seems to be an…
March 26, 2026
Ruthlyn James | Jamaica’s inclusion readiness has a missing engine: the physical education teacher
Across Jamaica, we keep describing an inclusion goal while under building the one workforce that can stabilise it daily. We talk about Vision 2030, equity and access. Yet the practical reality inside…
March 26, 2026
Dean Jones | Jamaica on the edge: How a distant war could hit home harder than expected
The world has seen oil shocks before. But what is unfolding now in the Middle East is not merely another spike in energy prices – it is a structural disruption with the potential to ripple through…
March 25, 2026
Editorial | Backing Justice Anderson’s idea
Jamaica would perhaps be reluctant – especially on its own – to bring a legal case against powerful countries whose greenhouse gases contributed to its recent climate-related crises. However, the…