Commentary

Senator Sherene Golding Campbell.
Updated 6 hours ago

Ronald Thwaites | Are they civil and do they serve?

Senator Sherene Golding Campbell gets it. Her piece titled ‘The personal responsibility revolution needed in the public service’ was brave enough to confront a major cramp of governance and productivity – the inability of every government to get done what has been promised and paid for by the Jamaican people. Her analysis is spot on.

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The Caribbean Court of Justice in Port-of-Spain.
Published 9 hours ago

Lloyd Barnett | Selecting Jamaica’s final court of appeal

In the discussions respecting constitutional reform, the question of selecting Jamaica’s final appellate court has probably been the most contentious. In fact, it has threatened to frustrate the…
Dr Horace Chang, opens the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 21.
April 26, 2026

Editorial | Dr Chang is wrong

Because he knows better, this newspaper is repeatedly taken aback by Horace Chang’s demonisation of civil society and other organisations that insist on accountability by the police, including that…
This file photo shows a traffic gridlock at the Portmore toll road.
April 26, 2026

Anthony Clayton | Can we solve traffic congestion?

The worsening traffic congestion in Kingston has been the focus of much attention recently. The problem results from a combination of factors: • There are four times more vehicles on Jamaican roads…
Christopher Burgess
April 26, 2026

Christopher Burgess | Jamaica’s J$35-billion congestion problem

For motorists across Jamaica, the last few weeks have been horrendous. Gridlock and rising fuel prices from tensions in the Middle East have made commuting both time-consuming and expensive. From…
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April 26, 2026

Garth Rattray | Loud music is noise pollution

Aside from hammering and harming the ears of people who are exposed to it, loud music causes noise pollution throughout entire communities. Powerful speakers that pump out 5,000 peak and 600 RMS…
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April 26, 2026

Orville Taylor | Resetting against violence

No one should control my rage! Whenever one gives me instructions, as regards my dead mother or my spouse; I of course ignore it. Nothing should make me the source of my mother’s bones being bleached.…
April 25, 2026

Editorial | Case for robust intellectual property

Although Jamaica is globally celebrated for its culture and creative endeavours – from music and dance to food and more – the island has more to do to secure the intellectual property (IP) rights of…
Updated 9 hours ago

Editorial | Jamaica productive future

Despite the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and numerous weather-related shocks, Jamaica has achieved what many developing countries still struggle…
April 25, 2026

Tony Deyal | Millennials, Baby Boomers, and humour

My Caribbean people are now increasingly ‘Baby Boomers’ and ‘Millennials’. It is important for all of us in this region to get these two groups at the forefront of our developing society. Barbados…