Letters
February 12, 2026
Why the prime minister’s salary freeze needs a second look
THE EDITOR, Madam: In 2023, when Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness declined the salary increase assigned to his office, many Jamaicans – myself included – saw it as a powerful gesture of solidarity.…
February 12, 2026
Tax Administration online mayhem
THE EDITOR, Madam: On December 11, 2025, I purchased a renewal for my motor vehicle registration certificate online. I received my receipt and the new registration certificate via email. On January…
February 12, 2026
It is time to hold principals to a higher standard
THE EDITOR, Madam: A recent letter to The Gleaner’s editor penned by a Ms. Andrea O’Conner has brought into focus, a perennial problem that has exacerbated the dysfunction in too many of our schools.…
February 11, 2026
Letter of the Day | Why Jamaica’s reforms keep failing
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent column by Jalil Dabdoub in The Gleaner, describing Jamaica’s culture of “joke ting governance,” powerfully names a problem many of us have long observed: the belief…
February 11, 2026
India’s win
THE EDITOR, Madam: It seems that India has won the heart of the Trump Administration lately. The US government has surprisingly reduced India’s export tariffs of goods from a high of 50 percent to…
February 11, 2026
Barbados, Jamaica and the cost of political culture
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent comparisons between Jamaica and Barbados have stirred discomfort, but discomfort is often the beginning of honest reflection. While some commentary may be blunt, the…
February 11, 2026
My brother compensated the planter who enslaved our great-grandfather
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February 10, 2026
Letter of the Day | Revisit the Vision 2030 gender sector plan
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa’s landfall in New Hope, Westmoreland, was in my view, an urgent call and ripe opportunity to build better future – in our relationships structures critical for…
February 10, 2026
The Caribbean hubris
THE EDITOR, Madam: The classic example of hubris can be found in the Greek tale of Icarus who escaped his island prison with wings of wax and feathers that melted when he came too close to the sun…