Commentary

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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…
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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…
Updated 22 hours ago

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,…
Updated 23 hours ago

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 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.
Updated 23 hours ago

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…
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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.…
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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…