Letters
August 3, 2026
Letter of the Day | Redefine Emancipation and Independence days
THE EDITOR, Madam: In August 1962, Jamaicans rightly welcomed the end of centuries of colonisation with celebration. The struggle from slavery to self-governance had not been an easy one. National…
August 3, 2026
Time to open up the beaches
THE EDITOR, Madam: It was alarming to read about the drastic drop in Jamaica’s stay-over travellers this July. In contrast, the Dominican Republic recorded the highest stay-over traveller rate in…
August 3, 2026
Ja’s AI skills push must measure workplace results
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s AI-skilling drive should be judged by whether or not it changes how people work, not by how many certificates it issues. The Government’s GAINS programme promises AI…
August 3, 2026
Declining birth rate is a global trend
THE EDITOR, Madam: Health Minister Christopher Tufton announced strategies to combat the country’s declining birth rate, which fell from 70,000 per annum in the 1970s to 30,000 currently, a decline…
August 1, 2026
Letter of the Day | Jamaica’s 21st-century inequality is priced into daily life
THE EDITOR, Madam: One of the most obvious inequalities in 21st-century Jamaica is the unequal cost of accessing employment, electricity, financial services and economic opportunity. Consider someone…
August 1, 2026
TAJ’s digital resources are secure and locally managed
THE EDITOR, Madam: Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) welcomes informed discussion on Jamaica’s digital infrastructure and wishes to clarify matters raised in the letter to the editor titled ‘Jamaica…
August 1, 2026
Neither gov’t nor IC should hold absolute power
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the commentary by Kristen Gyles, titled ‘Matthew Samuda’s question’, published in The Gleaner on July 24. This commentary follows up to Minister…
July 31, 2026
Letter of the Day | Where are children’s voices in Jamaica’s social media study?
THE EDITOR, Madam We are unequivocal in our support for stronger protections for children and young people online. We share this objective with the Ministry of Health and Wellness. However, the…
July 31, 2026
Readers’ reactions
Editorial | No to mob justice Agreed! However, often there are so many hurdles and loopholes that interfere with the application of “the full consequence of the law” that mob justice, while not…