In Focus

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Kishi Anderson Leachman and Steve Sider | Ascot Primary controversy and urgent need for inclusive school leadership

Recent public debate has been sparked by reports that students at Ascot Primary School were barred from wearing graduation gowns because of low academic performance on the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). While the Ministry of Education has rightly condemned the decision, this incident should serve as a reminder that inclusion must be embedded within the culture, policies, and leadership of every school across Jamaica.

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Canute Thompson | Some naked (and hidden) truths about university rankings
In recent months, there have been conversations and public commentaries on the nature, purpose, meaning, and trustworthiness of university rankings. The fact that there are these expressions of…
Updated 6 hours ago

Dennis A Minott | Can another MoU alter Jamaica’s geography?
Every generation confronts a defining policy test. Ours may well be whether Jamaica chooses to build its future upon engineering reality or political optimism. The recent memorandum of understanding…
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Termario Daniels | Why blocking social media won’t protect children
Jamaica has always recognised the need to protect its children offline, and now the call has been placed on us to protect them through their screens. Parents, teachers, youth workers and…
June 28, 2026

Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie and Diana McCaulay | Securing Jamaica's energy future
Electricity in Jamaica is expensive. In fact, our electricity bills are among the highest in the Caribbean. High energy costs affect everyone. Businesses have to spend more money to operate, which can…
June 28, 2026

Dennis Minott | A balanced ledger but an unbalanced society
Jamaica is now praised internationally for a fiscal achievement few indebted developing countries have managed. By the end of March, public debt had fallen to 65.6 per cent of GDP, still far below the…
June 28, 2026

Danielle Archer | Trust Is the spine of leadership — And Jamaica is moving like a body without one
Trust is not decorative. Trust is the spine of leadership. Without it, institutions cannot stand, systems cannot coordinate, and a nation cannot move with coherence or purpose. And nowhere is…
June 28, 2026

Yvonne Wilks-O’Grady | Brand Jamaica at risk?
There are moments in public life when a government decision leaves citizens asking one simple question: What were they thinking? If reports are correct that Jamaica has entered into an arrangement…
June 28, 2026

Donna Parchment Brown | Time to reinvest in Western Jamaica 
It has been almost nine months since Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, and the western part of the island still remains broken. I speak of the people of St Elizabeth who are in need of consultation,…
June 28, 2026

Mark Wignall | Those memorandums of understanding
Well, the details of the “memorandum” between Iran and the US have finally come out.  The so-called 14 points. Not a good look for America. It makes the agreement the Obama administration had with…