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When classrooms fall silent, the loss goes far beyond damaged infrastructure It disrupts learning, stability, and opportunity for thousands of children. In an era of escalating climate shocks, these disruptions are no longer isolated emergencies...
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Let me be clear from the outset: the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) Act is not routine legislation. It is one of the most consequential decisions this Parliament will make in a generation, because it goes to the heart of a...
The digital age was promised as the great leveller — the ultimate democratisation of the public square. In the Jamaican context, however, this promise has curdled into a sophisticated engine of deception. As we navigate an era defined by high-...
Pick a table – any table. Ask anybody whether it’s solid. They’ll all answer “yes”. Ask if it’s stationary. You’ll get the same answer. You can do the same with a rock. Then show them the table or rock through a microscope. They’ll realize it’s...
Much has been said in recent weeks about the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022, and the treatment of “imitation firearms”. Public concern has arisen from the view that toys, props, and novelty items–such as bubble guns...
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has admitted that it owes some J$18 billion in taxes. Yes, that’s right - J$18 billion in taxes to the Government. With penalties and late fees, the amount is some J$40 billion. That is a lot of...
April 14, 2026, will be remembered as a historic day. For the first time in decades, Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors met for direct peace talks under American mediation. This moment did not emerge in a vacuum. It is the result of courageous...
My column, headlined Inexcusable, published last Sunday, resulted in more than normal feedback. On Twitter, a regular with the handle “Rampanpiza” (@dentona22), whose tweets have, historically, been almost entirely supportive of PNP, posted the...
The ripple effects of war are rarely confined to the battlefield. They travel quietly but forcefully across oceans, seeping into economies, tightening household budgets and unsettling the fragile balance of small states like Jamaica. The recent...
A television feature some time ago reignited an all too familiar debate: are call centre workers in Jamaica being treated unfairly? The conversation struck a chord, as it often does. But, like many national discussions, it told only part of the...
The Jamaican landscape is often described in the binary of “hardware” and “software”. We excel at the hardware, the construction of highways, the expansion of hotel room counts, hospital building, and the drafting of complex legislative frameworks...
It now seems evident that the rancid, rotten reek emanating from University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) isn’t caused by patients. UHWI’s administration and Board are slowly but surely being perceived as the cancerous engine and facilitators...
There are several explanations for why, despite approximately 4,500 children in state care – of whom roughly 2,000 are in children’s homes and well over 1,000 in foster care – fewer than 20 wards of the State each year are placed with any of the...
Cuba is currently under an oil blockade imposed by a Donald Trump administration bent on “regime change”. This follows a US blockade enforced since 1959 against the former Communist enclave, following the charismatic Fidel Castro’s popular...
Each year, Pan American Day invites us to reflect on a shared vision – one rooted in cooperation, solidarity, and the belief that the countries of the Americas are stronger together. In 2026, that reflection feels particularly timely for Jamaica...
On my mind last Thursday was Mr Dennis Gordon, People’s National Party (PNP) politician and the political man of the moment. He is executive chairman of Jacden Group of Companies. If you really want to get an idea how huge Gordon is, just visit two...
