Commentary

Eric Falt, regional director of UNESCO for the Caribbean.
March 25, 2026

Eric Falt | ‘Redemption Song’: In remembrance of the slave trade

Each year on March 25, the United Nations commemorates the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This year’s theme, ‘Justice in Action’, calls…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) takes part in a panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, January 17. The head of the WTO insisted it remains relevant and
March 25, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | WTO: 14th Ministerial Conference, Cameroon

There is so much happening related to the USA and the Trump administration that we tend to forget that work continues in international relations at the bilateral, regional, and multilateral levels. A…
Leroy Fearon, lecturer, multi-disciplinary researcher, author, geography specialist, and columnist
March 25, 2026

Leroy Fearon | From chains to systems: Slavery’s modern mutations

March 25 is not merely a date on the United Nations calendar. It is a moral checkpoint; a moment that compels us to confront one of humanity’s most brutal enterprises: the transatlantic slave trade. …
Cricket West Indies president Dr Kishore Shallow.
March 24, 2026

Editorial | Cricket West Indies rings shallow

Cricket West Indies (CWI), the administrator of the sport in the Caribbean, hasn’t as yet disclosed the decisions taken at the annual meeting of its shareholders held on Saturday.
In this 2020 photo, Cuban doctors and medical professionals are seen at the Havana airport prior to their departure to Italy to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 24, 2026

Michael Abrahams | The complexity of the Cuban doctor crisis

The recent decision by the Jamaican Government to terminate its arrangement with the Cuban Government regarding its Medical Brigade has created a furore. However, the complexity of this multifaceted…
Tiffany McLeggon writes: It appears in the ways we learn to navigate around broken systems rather than insist that they be fixed ... because we begin to question whether better is even possible.
March 24, 2026

Gordon Robinson | Don’t cry for “small retail businesses”

Then there was the day The Dunce took too long to play. In dominoes unless you want to be labelled a cheat, you’ll play quickly unless you have a legitimate problem. Any delay is considered “talking…
David Comissiong, a Citizen of the Caribbean Community
March 24, 2026

David Comissiong | CELAC must assert a strong, unified voice in global governance

Since its establishment in 2010, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) has signalled the enduring value of a unified Latin American and Caribbean voice. It remains the only…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness making his presentation to the 2026-2027 Budget debate.
March 23, 2026

Editorial | Relief first or scale first?

The 2026/27 budget debate opening speeches forced Jamaica to examine the question we have postponed having: what exactly is the most credible path to faster growth and better development outcomes in a…
Representational image of a stressed young man
March 23, 2026

Ronald Thwaites | Kemar’s fate

How long can we can go on ignoring the new reality? Backra Massa has declared about the plantation next door, “I can do anything I want with Cuba”. It won’t take much for that conviction to extend to…