Commentary
July 28, 2026
Editorial | No to mob justice
Whoever killed Shani Coke, the 10-year-old girl who was believed to have been raped before her gruesome murder in Trelawny, deserves to be arrested, taken before the court, tried for the crime, and…
July 28, 2026
Sir Hilary Beckles | Sobers: A Sobering Understanding
Sometimes words are our best emissaries. They enable us to summon and send out to the wicket a perspective on a warrior called back to the pearly pavilion. With them, we can capture a scripture that…
July 28, 2026
Michael Abrahams | The PNP’s ball game of politics
On July 27, 2023, People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary and Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Dayton Campbell made statements implying that Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) MP and Minister of Science,…
July 28, 2026
Gordon Robinson | The essence of agitation
Since Naughty News Network (NNN) publicly speculated that Rasta MP would challenge Bark Balding for Promises Not Performance (PNP) leadership, our favourite Fantasyland Apocrypha has been abuzz. But…
July 27, 2026
Editorial | Who graduates high school?
This newspaper is clear: so-called ‘graduation” at basic, early childhood and primary schools are comic pastiches that embarrass and ridicule rather than enlighten. They falsely, and vicariously,…
July 27, 2026
Leroy Fearon | Help for Fort Charlotte: Saving a national treasure before it is too late
Last week, I drove through Lucea, Hanover, and made my way to Fort Charlotte, one of Jamaica's designated National Heritage Sites. What should have been a moment of appreciation for one of our…
July 27, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Learning-led economic growth
Economic growth today is no longer driven by capital, cheap labour, and openness alone – it is driven by how well economies build capabilities, absorb technology, and compete in global markets.…
July 27, 2026
Ruthlyn James | The sleeping guard at the screen
Jamaica is moving towards restricting social media access for children under the age of 16. The proposal has stirred many opinions and statements, some from clinicians and some from opinionated…
July 26, 2026
Editorial | Andy Burnham’s lost Raj
A week ago, Andy Burnham, Labour’s new leader, became Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, the amount of time Andrew Holness, who is still in office, has held the job in Jamaica.