Letters
March 31, 2026
A blessing or a curse?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Huge crowds totalling into the millions filled streets in over 3,000 American cities on March 28. They labelled their rallies ‘No Kings’, protesting against President Trump’s…
March 31, 2026
Choose growth over burden
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the column by Julian Robinson in In Focus, The Sunday Gleaner, which thoughtfully argues that Jamaica cannot tax its way out of an economic slowdown.…
March 30, 2026
Letter of the Day | Innovation must lead
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to applaud the JPS Foundation for hosting its Climate Action Conference and Expo on March 26. Given the increasing severity of weather events and our growing environmental…
March 30, 2026
Caribbean deception and self-protection
THE EDITOR, Madam: I once had a friend who, upon trouble with his wife, quietly surrendered his firearms to the police. He was later accused of threatening his wife with the guns that were safely…
March 30, 2026
Extending Highway 2000 without strategy risks is extending the problem
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to question the Government’s intention to extend Highway 2000 from Williamsfield to Montego Bay – not in opposition to development, but in the interest of smarter, more…
March 28, 2026
Letter of the Day | Prioritise technical and vocational education in high schools
THE EDITOR, Madam: In an era defined by rapid technological advancement and evolving job markets, the importance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Jamaican high schools…
March 28, 2026
A step forward in tax policy
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March 28, 2026
Teachers are not jacks of all trades
THE EDITOR, Madam: Teaching has always been a physically and emotionally taxing vocation, but we have reached a breaking point where the term “educator” is being forcibly redefined as “security…
March 27, 2026
Letter of the Day | Why the UN vote on slavery matters for justice
THE EDITOR, Madam: History has spoken again – and this time, the world has listened. The recent decision by the United Nations to classify the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against…