Have Your Say JAM Sep 28, 2026

Douglas Levermore | Micro Lending, Macro Impact

Reading Time: 8 minutesSomewhere this morning, a woman will borrow what a commercial bank might consider an almost laughably small amount of money.  She may use it to purchase additional inventory for a…

Have Your Say JAM Sep 27, 2026

Rodger McKenzie | Criminal liability before the rules exist is just as criminal: why Jamaica’s VASP Bill must be paused (Part 1)

Reading Time: 7 minutesWhere the Minister is right   The Jamaica Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Association, established in 2022, does not oppose regulation.  We support Jamaica’s FATF obligations and affirm the Bill’s strongest consumer-protection…

Have Your Say JAM Sep 27, 2026

Garfield “SirG” Goulbourne | Unplanned fuel costs burning the pockets of vehicle buyers

Reading Time: 7 minutes  In recent times, several brands of new vehicles, fresh to our environment, now populate our local space. Various social media platforms show the surprise and concern that many buyers…

Have Your Say JAM Sep 27, 2026

Oniel Madden |  The office is not your plantation: On microaggressions, micromanagement and the junior employee

Reading Time: 7 minutesThere is a peculiar culture that persists in too many Jamaican workplaces: the belief that because someone occupies a higher position on the organisational chart, they have earned the right…

Have Your Say JAM Sep 27, 2026

Sunday Sips with H.G. Helps | Golding solid, but no mention of democratic socialism; Good move to have conference in Westmoreland; English v Jamaican language; and Warmington’s unorthodox approach

Reading Time: 6 minutesEnergetic speech by Golding, but no mention of democratic socialism Mark Golding delivered one of his stronger presentations last week. His address in Westmoreland Central animated not only the estimated…

Have Your Say Sep 27, 2026

Gabrielle Williams | When a surname carries more weight than talent

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe tend to focus on nepotism in the workplace, but what about nepotism within educational institutions?  It is often suggested that students who attend the same school where their parent…

Have Your Say CHN Sep 25, 2026

Head-of-state diplomacy steers a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability toward steady progress

Reading Time: 4 minutesChinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Wednesday for a state visit to the US at the invitation of US President Donald Trump. This marks President Xi’s first state visit…

Have Your Say JAM Sep 25, 2026

Clinton Rattray | The Permanent Opposition: Why the PNP risks remaining on the wrong side of history

Reading Time: 8 minutesWe live in a democracy, one where opposition is essential, obstruction is not.  The distinction matters because the future of Jamaica depends not merely on who governs, but on whether…

Have Your Say JAM Sep 24, 2026

Pamela Redwood | Where is the outrage? When political criticism crosses the line

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are moments in public life when a seemingly simple comment forces us to ask a much bigger question about the standards we apply to women in politics. The recent…

Have Your Say JAM Sep 21, 2026

Pamela Redwood | The Secondary Disaster: How students will be left behind

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen disaster strikes, the first priority is rightly to save lives, protect communities and restore essential services. We count the dead, search for the missing, provide shelter, distribute food and…

Have Your Say JAM Sep 21, 2026

Dennis Minott | SWEAT 4.0: From Stolen Ingenuity to Atoning Courage

Reading Time: 5 minutesPeter Espeut’s argument about restorative justice and reparations opens a door.  But before that door is opened wide enough for the parcel to enter, we should ask a question considerably…

Have Your Say JAM Sep 21, 2026

Ricardo E. Smith | Supporting Neurodivergent Children: Every child deserves a fair chance

Reading Time: 5 minutesEvery child deserves equitable access to education and a genuine opportunity to succeed. However, equity does not mean providing every child with exactly the same resources, interventions or expectations. Children…