In Focus
March 1, 2026
Mark Wignall | Things OK, Mr Commissioner?
Human as he is, like the rest of us means that the commissioner of police could be mentally a bit uneasy at this time. If he is not, he ought to be. He is facing some strong headwinds. In January a…
March 2, 2026
Gordon Robinson | An iconic legacy is being eroded
There’s too much irrational nonsense bruited about blaming the Claiming System for everything ailing horseracing. Eight months ago (June 22: It’s the Economy Stupid!) I tried to explain horseracing’s…
February 22, 2026
Gordon Robinson | Can government collect?
So the “no new taxes” chorus has ended with Government projected to earn approximately $29.4 billion in fiscal year 2026/27 from new taxes. Surprise! NOT!! Last October 28, Jamaica suffered the most…
February 22, 2026
Jalil Dabdboub | Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose
“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose,” sang Kris Kristofferson. In conflict zones from Palestine to Sudan and the Congo, these words are a lived reality. When a people are…
February 22, 2026
Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie | NEPA doesn’t have an image problem, but performance problem
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), along with other environmental advocates, was invited by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to attend a focus group meeting on January 27. The…
February 22, 2026
Dennis Minott | Study first: Navigating America’s campus culture wars
This year, hundreds of Caribbean students will board flights to the United States with scholarships secured, visas stamped, ambitions sharpened. They will go to study engineering, medicine, physics,…
February 22, 2026
Mark Wignall | A smile, a giggle, the cruelty
“The Trump administration is deliberately plunging Cuba into a national and humanitarian crisis, and the US-imposed blockade of oil imports is wreaking havoc on daily life for Cubans,” was the general…
February 15, 2026
Dennis Minott | Leaders that despise accountability harm people
In the months following Hurricane Melissa, one word has echoed across Jamaica: accountability. It is spoken in taxis, at cookshops, on talk radio, in staff rooms, and in the corridors of Parliament.…
February 15, 2026
Mark Shields | How Jamaica transformed the investigation of serious crime
The recent announcement by the Jamaica Constabulary Force of the creation of a Specialised Investigation Branch (SIB) is more than a routine organisational change. It represents the latest step in a…