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Published 17 hours ago

When the noise drowns out accountability

THE EDITOR, Madam: Anyone who has spent time in a Jamaican market knows that the loudest vendor is not always selling the best product. Sometimes, the commotion is carefully designed to distract…
Letters
Published 17 hours ago

More questions than answers for Parottee

THE EDITOR, Madam: The people of St Elizabeth would like some clarification from the government regarding two recent statements: one by Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett and the other by NaRRA CEO…
Letters
July 29, 2026

Letter of the Day | Jamaica must revive its global services sector

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent disclosure by the National Security Council that Jamaica’s global services sector has contracted from approximately 60,000 to 40,000 workers, with annual foreign…
Letters
July 29, 2026

Transparency from both regulators and operators will be vital

​Re: Long-awaited Partnership Offers Hope for Jamaica’s Offshore Energy Potential THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent reports surrounding efforts to advance petroleum exploration offshore Jamaica mark…
FILE - A person cools off at Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris, on June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
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…
Letters
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.
Letters
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…
Letters
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…
Letters
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…