Commentary
July 12, 2026
Editorial | The geopolitics of Alpart
The announcement by the mining minister, Floyd Green, that China’s Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) plans to spend US$490 million to modernise and increase capacity at their Alpart alumina…
July 12, 2026
Dennis Zulu | New global standard for decent work in the digital economy
The digital platform economy, often associated with the “gig economy”, has expanded at a rapid pace in many countries across the world over the past decade.
It is now well documented that digital…
July 12, 2026
Patrick Robinson | A statue of the transformational coach
Where did it all begin? In a paper for a workshop, Stephen Francis wrote that, in 1998 at the World Junior Championships in France, he listened as coaches from the US said, “Coaching teenagers is…
July 12, 2026
Garth Rattray | If Jamaican politics were football
Imagine if Jamaican politics were like a football competition. Although the outcome of the match would determine the future of the country, although generations lobbied and fought for there to be free…
July 12, 2026
Orville Taylor | Integrity and corruption
As the last of the African teams got eliminated from the World Cup and we get ready for the semi-finals, there are so many stories which are competing for my head space.
Indeed, some bizarre endings…
July 12, 2026
Ronald Sanders | Vulgarity of asking enslaved to pay
Suella Braverman, a child of Indian parents from Mauritius and Kenya, yet, like many other ultra‑ambitious British politicians, she has consistently distinguished herself by remarks that are unhelpful…
July 12, 2026
Editorial | Strengthening rural development
The concerns raised by Kenneth Russell, need to be paid attention to, and tangible solutions put in place on rural development in Jamaica.
“... If you live in rural areas, you are four times more…
July 12, 2026
Tony Deyal | How much is that doggie?
“My cats inspire me daily. They inspire me to get a dog!” This was by Greg J. Curtis, Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives. On the other hand, there was Anne Lryle, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction…
July 11, 2026
Peter Espeut | Proving illicit enrichment
On Tuesday June 7, the 2025/2026 Annual Report of the Integrity Commission (IC) was tabled in Parliament.
The second table on page 43 advises us that, during the period April 1, 2018 to March 31,…