In Focus
March 8, 2026
Mark Wignall | A bigger war looming?
At US$50 per head it came cheap. Although some saw it as a publicity stunt, the June 2015 golden escalator launch of Donald Trump’s initial political campaign included him paying out-of-work actors to…
March 8, 2026
Adekeye Adebajo | Rubio’s racist rant in Munich
Proudly touting his Christian Italian-Spanish ancestry, and echoing his president, Donald Trump’s prejudices and pet hates, United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently delivered one of…
March 8, 2026
Imani Tafari-Ama | Why Cuba’s crisis demands regional courage
If Caribbean governments thought they could keep up their safe stance of silence on the catastrophic crisis in Cuba, they are rapidly realising that they may have to change their calculations. The war…
March 8, 2026
Kyana Bowen and Maxsalia Salmon | Powering progress through equality
Jamaica faces a critical juncture. The devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa in 2025, which inflicted an estimated US$12 billion in damages, underscores the urgent need for robust national…
March 8, 2026
Alexander Causwell | Falling in love with property tax
The most primitive state consists of a tax administration and an armed group of men to enforce collection. Taxes are thus as old as government, and people have almost certainly dreaded them for just…
March 1, 2026
Jalil Dabdoub | Caribbean leaders ...
The recent commentary by former Prime Minister (PM) P.J. Patterson on the deepening crisis in Cuba is as morally resonant as it is politically uncomfortable for current Caribbean leaders, including PM…
March 1, 2026
Mark Shields | Enforcement, not smart traffic lights will save lives
The announcement of the installation of camera-based video-detection systems at major signals has been presented as a major step forward in traffic management and modernisation. It is certainly…
March 1, 2026
Richard Amenyah and Jaevion Nelson | Stigma stalling progress to end AIDS in the Caribbean
Today (March 1), the Caribbean joins the world in observing Zero Discrimination Day to honour the right of every person to enjoy their rights and live with dignity. In the region, we have made…
March 1, 2026
Aubrey Stewart | Rethinking the future of the NHT
Every month, hundreds of thousands of workers contribute to the National Housing Trust (NHT) with the expectation that one day it will help them secure a home. Those collective contributions have…