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Calvin G. Brown Op-Ed 23 February 2026

JAMAICA | Pageantry as Power: What China’s New Year Celebration Really Signaled in Jamaica

By O. Dave Allen

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, February 23, 2026 - What unfolded on Sunday at the Chinese New Year celebrations was more than a cultural showcase. It was a lesson in soft power—carefully staged, confidently delivered, and politically fluent. The event revealed how deeply China now understands the language of influence in Jamaica, and how comfortably that influence is received.

Calvin G. Brown Op-Ed 23 February 2026

JAMAICA | Pageantry as Power: What China’s New Year Celebration Really Signaled in Jamaica

Trtinidad and Tobago's prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson

TRINIDAD | Echoing Washington: Kamla’s Cuba Stance Leaves Region Speechless

By Calvin G. Brown MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, February 23, 2026 - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has drawn sharp regional criticism after a Trinidad Express report by journalist Anna Ramdass revealed her response...

Calvin G. Brown Op-Ed 23 February 2026

GUYANA | Oil Wealth Means Little Without Accountable Governance

By Lincoln Lewis GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 20, 2026 - More than five years after first raising concerns about accountable governance in an oil-producing economy, the situation remains fundamentally unchanged.

Calvin G. Brown Op-Ed 20 February 2026

St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Phillip Pierre acknowledged that: “I can confirm that people lost their lives,”

CARIBBEAN | Blood in the Water: The Caribbean’s Deafening Silence as America’s Missiles Kill Our Fishermen

WiredJa Editorial | February 19, 2026 MONTEGO BAY, February 19, 2026 - They went out to sea, as Caribbean fishermen have done for generations, casting their nets against the endless blue...

Calvin G. Brown Op-Ed 20 February 2026

Speaking at the recent Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State MARCO RUBIO portrayed the USA as a white nation that was exclusively built by white, European people.

Marco Rubio Celebrates Western Greatness — But Forgot to Mention the Unpaid $131 Trillion Bill

At Munich, the US Secretary of State rewrote history — But Africa and the Caribbean didn't make the cut H/T: Ambassador David Commissiong of Barbados, whose social media post bringing Secretary...

Calvin G. Brown Op-Ed 19 February 2026

JAMAICA | The PNP at a Crossroads: The Reckoning & and The Rebuild

By O. Dave Allen The Reckoning After the Storm, the PNP Is quietly rebuilding for the 'Long Game'. Smarting from yet another electoral defeat, the People’s National Party may appear battered on...

O. Dave Allen Op-Ed 17 February 2026

GUYANA | The Poverty Behind the Petrodollar PR: Guyana’s Uncomfortable Truth

An Op-Ed by Calvin G. Brown MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica February 11, 2026 - I must confess, I was somewhat taken aback by the revelations contained in veteran trade unionist Lincoln Lewis’s...

Calvin G. Brown Op-Ed 11 February 2026

GUYANA | Three Decades of PPP Governance, Oil Wealth Fails to End Poverty

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 10, 2026 - Another National Budget has come and will be passed, yet again, without any serious effort to address a living wage or the worsening economic...

WiredJA News Team Op-Ed 11 February 2026

O. Dave Allen - Writer & Community Development Advocate

JAMAICA | The ZOSO Paradox: Why Granville Succeeds Where Mount Salem Struggles

By O. Dave Allen MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, February 7, 2026 - A double murder in Norwood has once again shaken St. James, landing squarely in the heart of the constituency of...

WiredJA News Team Op-Ed 07 February 2026

JAMAICA | Black History and STEM Are Not Mutually Exclusive

By O. Dave Allen Each February, Jamaica and the wider African world pause to honour Black History Month. We recall resistance, survival, creativity, and the long struggle for dignity in a...

WiredJA News Team Op-Ed 04 February 2026

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio

CARIBBEAN | Who Gave Washington the Right?

The US Issues 'Instructions' to St. Lucia While Expelling Caribbean Citizens As Marco Rubio prosecutes a 62-year vendetta against Cuba, Caribbean sovereignty becomes collateral damage MONTEGO BAY, February 3, 2026 - The...

WiredJA News Team Op-Ed 04 February 2026

Leader of the Forward Guyana Movement, Amanza Walton-Desir

GUYANA | The Constitution Is Not Optional Says Amanza Walton-Desir

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 21, 2026 - Amanza Walton, M.P. - Guyana’s democracy does not depend on who feels comfortable with an outcome. It depends on whether we respect the Constitution...

WiredJA News Team Op-Ed 23 January 2026

Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Waldron and MP Azruddin Mohamed who is fignting extradition to the USA.

Guyana’s Extradition Law: Justice or Political Weapon?

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 21, 2026 | By Mark DaCosta | The essence of Guyana’s extradition law lies in its attempt to balance international obligations with constitutional safeguards. Rooted in inherited treaties...

WiredJA News Team Op-Ed 21 January 2026

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