Commentary

March 11, 2026

Claudio Villanueva | Fat cells burn energy to make heat – making them the next frontier of weight loss therapies

Over the past few years, a new class of medications has transformed the treatment of obesity. Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro work primarily by reducing appetite, helping people eat less and…
Petrojam Refinery.
March 10, 2026

Editorial | The Petrojam question

At least once each year since the release of the Christopher Zacca report in 2019, this newspaper has asked for clarity on, or a least serious public discussion of, the Government’s intention for the…
In this 2020 photo doctors form up during a farewell ceremony as they get ready to leave for Italy to help with the new coronavirus pandemic, in Havana, Cuba.
March 10, 2026

Gordon Robinson | Fair weather friends

News broke on Thursday that, after fifty years, Government discontinued its medical cooperation program with Cuba. Foreign Affairs Ministry announced “…both governments were unable to agree on the…
Mourners pray during the funeral of Mehdi Hosseini, a man killed in a US-Israeli strike, at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran, Iran.
March 10, 2026

Michael Abrahams | The cost of war

On February 28, the US and Israel began an assault, Operation Epic Fury, on Iran. During the first week of hostilities, bombs and missiles landed in 12 countries: Iran, Israel, United Arab Emirates,…
“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
March 10, 2026

Jamaica’s Commonwealth question returns as King Charles warns of global challenges

A speech by Britain’s monarch marking Commonwealth Day has quietly revived one of Jamaica’s most enduring national debates: whether the country should finally sever its remaining constitutional ties…
Protoje closes day 1 of the Lost In Time music festival.
March 9, 2026

Editorial | Building Jamaica’s creative economy

The staging of the Lost in Time reggae festival last weekend was more than a well-produced entertainment event. It demonstrated what becomes possible when Jamaican creativity is matched by…
Discovery Bauxite at Discovery Bay, St Ann.
March 9, 2026

Lance Neita | Bauxite industry poised for new opportunities

The bauxite/alumina industry will mark its 75th anniversary next year. The history of industrial activity within the sector started in 1952 with Alcan’s first alumina shipment in January of that year…
March 9, 2026

Ruthlyn James | When the neurodivergent brain meets the playing field

In the wider sporting world, a quiet paradox is unfolding. Some of our most explosive, focused and instinctive performers on the field are the very same young people struggling to keep pace in the…
Global analysts and property investors are increasingly watching how geopolitical instability in the Middle East could influence economic conditions that underpin housing and development activity worldwide. The concern is not that the conflict will halt re
March 9, 2026

Iran conflict could ripple into global property markets

The widening conflict involving Iran is raising concerns among global investors, but early signals from the international real estate community suggest the impact on property markets will likely be…