Commentary
July 15, 2026
Kenneth Russell | Reparatory development and the renewal of rural Jamaica
Major investments in highways, tourism, logistics and public infrastructure have transformed sections of Jamaica. New opportunities are emerging in technology, renewable energy and the creative…
July 15, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | CARICOM Reparation claims – a 10-point plan evoking sadness
The intent was to review the communiqué of the 51st CARICOM Heads of Government Conference held in St Lucia, July 5-8, and reflect on its outcomes. The paragraph on reparations, however, led to a…
July 14, 2026
Editorial | United States at 250
Fifty years ago, in 1976,as the United States marked the 200th anniversary of its independence, the world mostly celebrated with America.
Scores of countries sent commemorative gifts to Washington,…
July 14, 2026
Jennifer Nunes | CARICOM secretary-general controversy and the future of regional unity
Professor Rajendra Ramlogan’s thesis, however impressively framed in law, does not register in any practical sense when applied to the realities of Caribbean governance.
The argument – commissioned…
July 14, 2026
July 13, 2026
by Nand C Bardouille
Nand C Bardouille | Guyana's candidate for top UN post receives backing of Caribbean leaders
Members of a leading regional grouping of Caribbean countries have converged around a candidate regarding the much-publicised race for the next United Nations (UN) Secretary-General.
July 14, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Revival time
This is the hardest time of year for those of us who are concerned with high-school placement. The Ministry of Education oozes self-satisfaction that nine out of ten transitioning students were…
July 14, 2026
Christopher Burgess | Jamaica’s no-competition, no-growth economy
Jamaica’s economy has a persistent low-growth problem. For five decades, growth has remained stuck at roughly one per cent annually, while comparable economies have expanded at two to four per cent.…
July 14, 2026
Editorial | FID not the place
Matthew Samuda is probably well-meaning. But his proposal that the review of wealth declarations by members of Parliament’s Integrity Commission (IC) Oversight Committee be removed from the IC is a…