Commentary

A man holds a map of Greenland covered in the American flag crossed out with an X during a protest against Trump’s policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, January 17, 2026.
January 29, 2026

Adekeye Adebajo | Pax Americana: More continuity than change

The United States’ abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his subsequent transfer to New York to face drug-trafficking charges has inflicted grave damage on the United Nations-centred…
US President Donald Trump looks on as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks on stage at the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, December 5, 2025.
January 29, 2026

Lance Neita | World Cup under pressure

When the referee blows his whistle at 1 p.m. on June 11 to kick off the 2026 World Cup football tournament in the Estadio Azteca, Mexico, it will be the start of four weeks of football excitement that…
Kijana Johnson, People's National Party Councillor for the Race Course Division in Clarendon South Western
January 29, 2026

Kijana Johnson | One Road Authority must be rejected

The Government of Jamaica has announced plans to create a One Road Authority, a centralised mega agency that would absorb the National Works Agency (NWA) and the parochial road units within Municipal…
“A resource is only a blessing when the people can feel it in their daily lives. If Jamaica ever strikes oil, the victory cannot stay on paper or in press releases...This is not the hour for Jamaica to think small. If opportunity comes, we must meet it w
January 29, 2026

Housing discrimination abroad raises questions for Jamaica’s rental market

Recent findings from France showing that nearly half of real estate agencies enabled racial discrimination in housing access have sparked predictable outrage. In France, such practices are illegal,…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during the European Industry Summit in Antwerp, Belgium, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
January 28, 2026

Editorial | Move quickly on settlements regime

In remarks little noticed outside of Europe, Aurore Lalucq, the chair of the European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs committee, warned last week of the dangers of the European Union’s…
The graphic combination above highlights four graphics that analyse the impact of U.S. tariffs this year.
January 28, 2026

Elizabeth Morgan | Tariffs as an instrument of coercion

Since 2024, this column has been addressing the tariff proposals from the Trump administration, moving from a system of free trade to protectionism applying tariffs. From April 2025, a 10 per cent…
This October 2025 shows students of McCauley Primary school in Spanish Town, St Catherine reading in the school library.
January 28, 2026

Tiffany McLeggon | Education is more than a report card

What do we really mean when we say a child is doing well in school? For many Jamaicans, the answer is – passes, grades, subjects, rankings. From an early age, children learn that success is counted,…
Dr Joe Aldred, retired ecumenist, broadcaster, writer and speaker
January 28, 2026

Joe Aldred | Transcending obstacles and embracing opportunities

My starting point for doing theology is that God created humankind in the divine image, Imago Dei. This means human beings of, as in the words of the book of Revelation (7:9), “every nation, tribe,…
The all-foods-fit approach is based on the idea that all foods can fit into a healthy diet by balancing food and nutrition in a way that promotes health.
January 28, 2026

Charlotte Carlson | All foods can fit in a balanced diet

Eat this, not that. This one food will cure everything. That food is poison. Cut this food out. Try this diet. Don't eat at these times. Eat this food and you'll lose weight. With…