Commentary
March 19, 2026
Raslan Abu Rukun | Iran: why and why now?
Why Operation Roaring Lion was essential and why it was launched now are best understood by looking at the Iranian regime’s past and present behaviour. A quick peek at what could be its future if left…
March 19, 2026
Basil Jarrett | What future are we schooling our children for?
It’s a thought that should frighten every parent in 2026: The fact that their child is excelling in exactly the kind of work that a machine is learning to do faster, cheaper and without needing a…
March 19, 2026
Leroy Fearon | More care, less cost: NHF expands coverage for Jamaicans
In a significant and people-centred advancement in public healthcare, the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness in partnership with the National Health Fund (NHF), has…
March 19, 2026
SSP Damion S. Manderson | Today’s solution, tomorrow’s problem…If we do nothing
A few years ago I had a lecturer whose profound words resonate with me to this day: “many of today’s solutions will prove to be tomorrow’s problems”. Jamaica continues to grapple with the painful…
March 18, 2026
Editorial | The dilemma of roads
Robert Morgan’s remarks at the recent World Bank round table on infrastructure suggest that the Holness administration is pushing ahead with its plan for a new agency to manage and repair Jamaica’s …
March 18, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | Death merchants – producers and exporters of arms, ammunition
“ There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.” – Union General, William T. Sherman, American Civil War, 1861-1865
March 18, 2026
Norris R. McDonald | Mice, men, Cuban doctors, and our predatory world
The daily struggles of poor Jamaicans – whether in rural districts or inner-city communities – rarely intersect with the grand narratives of global power. Their concerns are far more immediate:…
March 18, 2026
Peter Gunderman | Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind
Recently, a patient came to the hospital where I work with a persistent cough. Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body's…
March 17, 2026
Editorial | Case for digital GCT
The Government may report that electronic invoicing of its consumption tax regime is already among its plans for deepening the digitalisation of tax management in Jamaica. In that event, either Prime…