Commentary
30 Sep, 2026
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Norris R. McDonald | The real estate of genocide: gas, greed and Trump’s Gaza plan
Wars are not inevitable. Neither is the systematic starvation of working-class people, the destruction of sovereign nations, or mass displacement. These are not tragic accidents of history; they are…
30 Sep, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | Jamaica’s declining goods exports: can it be turned around?
T he Gleaner recently had two editorials referring to Jamaica’s increasing trade deficit and declining goods exports as reported by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). In 2025, Jamaica…
29 Sep, 2026
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Editorial | Engage on non-profit law
If the whispers are correct, in the coming month, the government will bring to Parliament new legislation covering non-profit organisations (NPOs), or an overhaul of the Charities Act, under which…
29 Sep, 2026
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Leroy Fearon | Jamaica has a salary problem, but we keep calling it a cost of living problem
There is a conversation Jamaica needs to have, and it is not simply about the rising cost of living. It is about the falling value of work. Every week, Jamaicans go to work, collect salaries, pay…
29 Sep, 2026
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Shari-Ann Henry | A legal duty to report domestic violence?
Too often, another story emerges of a woman murdered by her intimate partner, a child subjected to prolonged abuse, or a man suffering violence in silence. Neighbours later admit that they heard…
29 Sep, 2026
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Gordon Robinson | Happy goes the lucky
It never ceases to amaze me how difficult political sycophants find it to argue political issues without attaching political labels. This dysfunction’s best example is online comment on media reports…
28 Sep, 2026
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Editorial | Holness wins points
In a political culture given to spin and where the default of government officials is to downplay or sugar-coat bad news, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness wins points for warning Jamaicans that the…
28 Sep, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | What basis for trust?
“Everything is fine and, what isn’t, just give us time to fix it”. That’s the mantra of many Republican candidates in the upcoming November elections in the United States. At least that is the line of…
28 Sep, 2026
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Ruthlyn James | Flush the policy
Jamaica is big on discipline. Rules are rules. Newly trained educators enter schools excited to start their careers. However, with the current educational climate, many enter the classroom with…