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Editorial | What NaRRA needs from Peru

The chief executive officer of the NaRRA, Ambassador Antony Anderson, is in Peru this week studying that country’s experience with reconstruction, resilient infrastructure, and large-scale project delivery. The visit, funded by the UK Government, comes at a critical moment for Jamaica.

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Mark Martin | Botanical gardens: Clear definition, real budgets, and deliverable plans

As a child, I have many happy Memories of visiting Hope Botanical Gardens. Those visits, and my mother’s love of plants, sparked a curiosity in me. School field trips were full of discovery, and they…
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Lance Neita | Reflections on Independence Day 1962

Independence Day for modern Jamaica never fails to bring out a sense of nostalgia recalling the celebrations of the first Independence Day in 1962. It was a time when the black, green and gold colours…
Justice Winston Anderson
August 12, 2026

Editorial | The CCJ mustn’t flounder

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is facing an immediate reputational crisis and a potential erosion of confidence in the court. The situation demands urgent action by the Regional Judicial and…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and President of the Republic of Ghana, John Mahama, speaking at a press conference at Jamaica House on August 3, 2026.
August 12, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | Is increasing exports of goods a realistic prospect for Jamaica?

With visitors from Ghana and South Africa, there has been some attention to trade, with talk of increasing exports to Africa. The president of Ghana mentioned the possibility of integrating CARICOM…
August 12, 2026

Sophia McIntosh | Micro-credentials: A test of our readiness for change

“Irrelevance happens when the speed of change outside an organisation is greater than the speed of change inside an organisation.” Rick Warren’s observation offers a powerful lens for understanding…
Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett
August 11, 2026

Editorial | Support Guyana’s UN candidate

With the United Nations Security Council now in consultations to select the organisation’s next secretary-general, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states must step up their efforts on behalf of the…
The Caribbean Court of Justice in Port-of-Spain.
August 11, 2026

A.J. Nicholson | Mischief in Port-of-Spain

“Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take now what course thou wilt.” That was the approach adopted by Mark Antony in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar after the assassination. Persons with special…
Gordon Robinson
August 11, 2026

Gordon Robinson | When you talk you teach

In dominoes, as in every game, patience is your most important asset. For example: one day this motley collection might be your hand in a critical game: six-five; double-five; four-ace; trey-deuce;…
Members of Parliament before at the swearing-in ceremony for members of the upper and lower houses of Parliament held on September 18, 2025 in Gordon House.
August 11, 2026

Michael Abrahams | Defending politicians, dividing ourselves

One of the ugliest and most intellectually bankrupt phenomena on display in Jamaica, particularly on social media, is political tribalism. Some of us are needlessly caustic towards fellow citizens,…