Commentary

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Editorial | Dave Cameron has a point

It is not often that this newspaper is in agreement with Dave Cameron, the former president of Cricket West Indies (CWI). However, The Gleaner is sympathetic to Mr Cameron’s call for an overhaul of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) revenue-sharing formula and his implication that the West Indies, and by inference other poor cricketing nations, should, if necessary, boycott competitions with the so-called “Big Three” (India, Australia and England) if they resist reform.

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (fourth right), Audrey Sewell (third right), Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Antony Anderson (left), Chief Executive Officer, National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NARRA), share a moment with members of the Jamaic

12 Oct, 2026 0

Ronald Thwaites | Is the state a force for good?

The outcry at the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority’s (NaRRA’s) high-chest rent and salaries proves the point I posited last week. The governing class and their satraps feel they are…

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.

12 Oct, 2026 0

Nekeisha Burchell | What is the mission of our generation?

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that he intends to seek a fourth consecutive term in office, saying he wants to continue in government to “do what is right by the people”. That caused…

Rodinald Soomer, CEO of the CARICOM Development Fund (front row, left), with representatives of the JMMB Group and the Climate Bond Initiative at the Caribbean Sustainability Bond Launch held in Barbados.

11 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | CARICOM bond breaks new ground

The Gleaner looks forward to the launch of the prospectus, and with it the fine print, of the US$250 million climate-resilience bond for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, which was formally…

Photo of Hermitage Dam taken on August 24 when the water level stood little over 31 per cent.

11 Oct, 2026 0

Christopher Burgess | Drought resilience: Store more, move more, lose less

Jamaica is not short of water resources, nor are we short of plans. Yet, when drought comes, taps in homes and schools still run dry. The problem is that we store too little, move too little to where…

11 Oct, 2026 0

Adeniyi Bamidele | Rebuild Black River’s economy now before poverty takes root

At 8 p.m., Black River once became quiet by habit. Shop lights dimmed, the streets emptied, and the town settled into the familiar stillness of night. Today, Black River is quiet for a different…

11 Oct, 2026 0

Garth Rattray | “I cannot recall”

When then government minister Dwight Nelson (God rest his soul) repeatedly said, “I cannot recall” during the probing and intensive 2011 Manatt-Dudus Enquiry into the events leading up to the…

11 Oct, 2026 0

Orville Taylor | Money must reach the vulnerable

Last week, a word of caution and patience was extended to the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) and, after a wait of asinine proportions, the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) handed down…

10 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | Giving youths a seat at the table

Across the world, a generation that is often described through its relationship with smartphones and social media is demonstrating that it can also organise, mobilise and demand accountability.…

Sparrow and Tony singing together and making jokes with the people waiting to catch their places for other parts of the Caribbean and beyond.

10 Oct, 2026 0

Tony Deyal | Sparrow is not worried ‘bout tomorrow

The sparrow’s not worried ‘bout tomorrow Or the troubles to come The lily’s not thinking ‘bout the seasons The drought or the flood A tree that’s planted by the water Isn’t fazed by the fire…