Letters
December 29, 2025
Concerned about unqualified solar power professionals
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the wake of Hurricane Melissa and the ongoing challenges with our electricity supply, more people are turning to solar power. Unfortunately, the rapid growth of the solar…
December 27, 2025
Letter of the Day | Be a support system this holiday season
THE EDITOR, Madam:
December 27, 2025
Hybrid approach best suited for development
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the letter ‘Many rivers to cross Jamaica’, published in The Gleaner on December 24. The phrase, many rivers to coss, was popularised by Jimmy Cliff…
December 27, 2025
Behind every cloud of adversity, there’s a silver lining
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hardship is often seen as evidence of failure and unworthiness – especially when others with equal chances seem more positive and self-fulfilled than you. It may result in…
December 26, 2025
Letter of the Day | Listening is most urgent reform
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s long-term stability and progress depend on whether policymakers remain connected to the people they serve. At this moment, the most urgent reform facing the country is…
December 26, 2025
Sensible legal reform for adolescent sexual justice
THE EDITOR, Madam: We join Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) in calling on legislators to introduce a narrowly defined statutory close-in-age defence to Jamaica’s sexual offences framework. Such a reform…
December 26, 2025
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December 24, 2025
Letter of the Day | Whose oil is it – Venezuela’s or US’s?
THE EDITOR, Madam: ‘Trump’s ‘oily’ reasoning is not entirely unreasonable, as it is ExxonMobil that added their technology to the raw material to create Venezuela’s wealth from oil in the finding and…
December 24, 2025
Many Rivers to Cross Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaican governments do not wield the power people think it does. More than half of the expectations placed on it are beyond its control. The power lies with the two per cent…