Letters
July 29, 2026
More trees, please!
THE EDITOR, Madam: The heatwave in Jamaica and the wildfires burning across parts of Europe should be another wake-up call about the effects of global warming and the damage it can cause. Fires have…
July 28, 2026
Letter of the Day | The urgency to revive the village and restore collective responsibility
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica mourns Shani ‘Kaidra’ Coke. She was 10 years old.
July 28, 2026
Prepare security guards for the AI era
THE EDITOR, Madam: For decades, security officers have been assigned to observe, patrol, control access, and respond when something went wrong. Today, presence alone is no longer enough. Artificial…
July 28, 2026
Address traffic snarl on Spanish Town Bypass Road
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am using this medium to pen an open letter to the Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz. Dear Minister Vaz, I am using this forum to ask that…
July 27, 2026
Letter of the Day | Patching potholes not enough, we must understand why roads fail
THE EDITOR, Madam: Anyone who drives on Jamaica’s roads has likely experienced the frustration of seeing the same pothole repaired more than once. A few months later, or sometimes after a heavy…
July 27, 2026
Healthcare system lacking compassion for pregnant women
THE EDITOR, Madam: There are conversations about Jamaicans having more babies. Yet, judging by what many pregnant women endure, and in my experiences, one could be forgiven for thinking the country…
July 27, 2026
Autism crisis demands data and state investment
THE EDITOR, Madam: There is an autism crisis that the State has neither measured nor funded, and the consequences are falling squarely on families who can least afford to bear them.
July 25, 2026
Letter of the Day | Cyberwarfare is no longer a future threat
THE EDITOR, Madam: War is no longer fought only with soldiers, weapons and borders. The attacker may be thousands of miles away, operating through stolen credentials, malicious software, and hidden…
July 25, 2026
Act against the cocaine threat
THE EDITOR, Madam: