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The situation demands urgent action by the Government to address the well-being of individuals, while at the same time helping to rev up industry and commerce in western Jamaica. The effect would also be positive for the national economy.
December 9, 2025

Gordon Robinson | The maths not mathsing!

Last week (“Do the Math”) we discussed some previously unspoken long term consequences of the devastation wrought by Melissa. It’s time to face another reality check. There are also some very acute…
A man walks past a business place in St Ann which was damaged by an uprooted tree during Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Imani Tafari-Ama | People-centred approach to development

Hurricane Melissa disrupted previously held notions of normality in Jamaica. The education sector is now about the haves and have-nots. More than half of the island’s schools have suffered severe…
Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck
December 9, 2025

A.J. Nicholson | Case to answer bravely, Minister Chuck

Before a new constitutional reform committee comes to be established, the justice minister has a case to answer. A ten-page-long paper titled Against The CARICOM Court of Appeal by Delroy Chuck has…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, interacts with residents of Whitehouse, Westmoreland, during a tour with regional and Jamaican leaders to areas that were badly hit by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Mark Wignall | Playing with us?

We know that a main factor of politics is psychological manipulation of people politicians claim they love the most. And, also remember, during the moments of our darkest sorrows, they share with us…
Participants lie on the ground holding signs that read: ‘Stop violence against women’, during a gender-based violence protest at the forecourt of the botanical gardens in Johannesburg, South Africa.
December 9, 2025

Roberta Clarke | Advancing women’s access to justice across the Americas

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is on November 25, reminds us that women’s right to justice is an essential component of the right to live free from violence…
Residents gather amid debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa on a street in Black River, Jamaica, on October 30.
December 9, 2025

Christopher Burgess | Hurricane Melissa: Unprecedented and underprepared

Hurricane Melissa’s landfall in Westmoreland, marked an unprecedented chapter in Jamaica’s history. With sustained 185-mph winds, it was the third most powerful Atlantic storm — a 700-year return…
An ODPEM convoy at toll booth at Mammee Bay, St Ann, delivering relief supplies to storm‑hit parishes.
December 9, 2025

Mark Wignall | Bad move with ODPEM

Had I not stored up a somewhat acute understanding of our local political community, I would have found it most peculiar that the PM sent us a body shift and moved the office of ODPEM under the…
In this September 2025 photo, members of parliament are seen at a sitting in Gordon House.
December 9, 2025

Gordon Robinson | Do the math

For the next two years the most important cabinet member is likely to be the Finance Minister. Some night say that’s always so. Not really. When things are going well, Finance Minister only counts…
Gleaner editorial writes: ... we repeat our proposal of a governance structure for the NRRA that gives Parliament broad oversight of the authority, thereby not only widening its transparency but ensuring a role for the political opposition.
December 9, 2025

Carol Archer | Defending urban-planning profession in Jamaica

The planning profession in Jamaica has long been at the forefront of shaping the nation’s physical, social, and economic landscape. It expanded significantly after Hurricane Charlie devastated the…