THE Jamaican Government has tabled new taxes in its budget for the first time in almost 10 years, as the country's fiscal position weakens following back-to-back hurricanes Beryl in 2024 and Melissa in 2025.
THE Jamaican Government has tabled new taxes in its budget for the first time in almost 10 years, as the country's fiscal position weakens following back-to-back hurricanes Beryl in 2024 and Melissa in 2025.
Macroeconomic stability amid global turmoil has become a source of leverage. Jamaica now faces a choice: whether to merely preserve that stability or to use it strategically in an increasingly unstable global environment.
Global geopolitical and geoeconomic tensions are intensifying as nations compete for economic dominance and political influence. Trade policy, monetary policy, technology, and supply chains have become instruments of strategy rather than neutral tools of efficiency, and small countries like Jamaica must be careful in how they navigate these opaque waters.
On Saturday, January 3, 2026, the eyes of the world turned to Venezuela. The response of CARICOM was pilloried. I have no issue with CARICOM's terse diplomatic statement which touched the right notes and aligns well with the view that we are "friends of all, satellites of none". This article is not about personalities. It is not meant to paint any actor in a negative or a positive light.
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