In Focus
December 9, 2025
Mark Wignall | Dr Tufton, surely there is more
The Gleaner of October 8 spelled it out clearly: “IC: Tufton’s ‘indirect’ influence led to $80m in contracts to friend’s firm.” According to The Director of Investigation one would conclude that there…
December 9, 2025
Curtis Ward | Sanctions — Coercive or to punish?
In recent months, we have not focused on US sanctions against Trump administration adversaries. Yet we have seen that the administration’s use of sanctions is widespread, and, in many cases, more…
December 9, 2025
María Villarreal | COP30: Time to act for the defenders of the planet
Latin America faces one of its deepest contradictions: it is the most dangerous region in the world for those who defend the environment, yet it is also the birthplace of the first international…
December 9, 2025
Alberto Pacheco Capella | The Caribbean Sea’s new compact for survival
October 24 marked United Nations Day, our 80th anniversary under the theme The Future We Want: The UN We Need: Reaffirming Our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism. It is a moment not only to…
December 9, 2025
Ludrick Morris | Why paediatricians back Jamaica’s School Nutrition Policy
Ten-year-old Shanelle collapsed during her school’s sports day. Teachers first thought it was dehydration, but at the hospital she was found to be in a hypertensive crisis – an illness rarely seen in…
December 9, 2025
Gordon Robinson | Always market me!
There has been much public discussion, most of it uninformed, about a recent report from Integrity Commission’s (IC’s) Director of Investigation (DI). IC began by recording what it investigated: “DI…
December 9, 2025
Adekeye Adebajo | The comeuppance of Nicolas Sarkozy
The recent conviction of 70-year old former French president (2007-2012), Nicolas Sarkozy, for criminal conspiracy and “corruption at the highest level”, marked the final humiliation of a rabidly…
December 9, 2025
Shinique Walters | Role of the MP in nation-building
The 2025 general election spotlight was turned to Eastern Portland and the surprising defeat of Ann Marie Vaz. Despite her highly publicised community intervention, most notably road repairs and other…
December 9, 2025
David Salmon | Pragmatic foreign policy is not moral bankruptcy
A new sport has emerged among commentators where each battles to see who can repeat trite comparisons between Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley. Sometimes this…