Commentary
June 17, 2026
Karyl Peart | Intercepting the burden to shape a better future: - The role of the medical social worker in sickle cell care
A warm smile can often conceal a life shaped by pain, uncertainty, and endurance. In my role as a medical social worker (MSW), I am constantly reminded that what is visible in the clinic is only a…
June 18, 2026
Elizabeth Morgan | G7 Summit, France
This year’s G7 Summit is being held in Évian-les-Bains, France, June 15–17, hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, who will be presiding over his last summit. As presidents of France can serve only two…
June 18, 2026
June 16, 2026
Editorial | Solar, wind or nuclear?
Ironically, Prime Minister Andrew Holness revived his case for Jamaica’s embrace of nuclear power just as Ramon Méndez Galain, the architect of the South American country’s initiative, argued that the…
June 16, 2026
Michael Abrahams | Empathy for the West
On the evening of Friday, June 5, without any warning, Jamaica was plunged into darkness by an islandwide power outage. Earlier, I had endured a particularly demanding day at work and was attempting…
June 16, 2026
Chevanese Tulloch and Britania Williams | Junk food marketing – the real schoolyard problem
Across the region, school environments continue to expose children to marketing for ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks through sponsorships, branded events, vending availability, and promotions…
June 16, 2026
Janiel McEwan | The line that cannot afford to wait: How Jamaica is letting its emergency system drown
There is a moment – familiar to every emergency call handler, on every shift, in every country on earth – when the phone rings and the world holds its breath. The operator picks up. What comes through…
June 15, 2026
Editorial | Oil and transport
Wayne Henry’s endorsement of the idea of work-from-home and other flexible and staggered work schedules to save fuel intuitively, and on the basis of past evidence, makes sense.
What Dr Henry and the…
June 15, 2026
Christopher Burgess | No land, no resilience
There is a risk that the opportunity presented by Hurricane Melissa to address land tenure, fragile housing, and their wider social consequences will be missed.
Jamaica Institution of Engineers’…