THE EDITOR, Madam: As a member of the most heavily taxed group of society, the middle class, I am concerned about the proposed new taxes on non-alcoholic beverages and digital transactions. I am a civil servant and mother of four school-aged...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In its 2025 manifesto, I Choose Jamaica: The Next Chapter, the Jamaica Labour Party anchored much of its economic appeal on stability and the assurance of “no new taxes”. That promise, alongside commitments to reduce income tax...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Last April, an Audi SUV was deliberately driven at speed into a large crowd at the Lapu-Lapu Filipino Street Festival in South Vancouver, BC, resulting in eleven deaths and many serious injuries. A day afterwards, the police...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Dancehall, once a staple of Jamaican culture and entertainment, appears to have lost its way. Once a platform for witty lyrics, social commentary, and infectious beats has devolved into a celebration of nastiness in some cases...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On February 13, World Radio Day was commemorated. Proclaimed by UNESCO in 2011 and later adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, making it an officially recognised international observance. World Radio Day...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Too many of our public hospitals require patients to endure conditions that quietly erode dignity, safety and trust in the very system meant to protect life. The Ministry of Health and Wellness needs to do better to improve the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing in strong support of The Gleaner letter to the editor highlighting the growing strain that rising taxation and the overall cost of living are placing on ordinary people. The concerns expressed reflect the reality...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Music can reveal the heart and soul of a nation instantly. It can be our destruction, and it can also be used as a tool of revolution. We celebrate and bask in the pride of Jamaica being heralded across the world as a...
Costly dog attack Somebody Google the currency deh cause a could never JMD dat after so much years. – Skinny Gwad Dre He should have gotten about 15 million dollars after all that long time. – Antoinette Collier 16 years later. That is crazy....
THE EDITOR, Madam: The announcement from the Finance Ministry for the new financial year has once again placed taxation at the centre of national conversation. For people already navigating rising food prices, transportation costs, utility bills...
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. To date, teachers have borne the brunt of...
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 3, 2026, I was pulled over by police in...
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. At a time when families were struggling and the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Cuba, a country with a strong foundation in healthcare and education, is struggling with widespread poverty and economic hardship. Despite being classified as a middle-income country, nearly 90 per cent of the population lives...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:10 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: My eldest brother was sent by our father to England in 1961. He went there on a promise that he was going to a better place. He unceasingly recounts to me the racism he encountered there. He joined the Royal Airforce and...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:10 AM
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 underlying question is valid. Why has Jamaica,...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:10 AM
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 that reform begins and ends with legislation. Five...
Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 12:10 AM
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 just 18 percent with the view that India buys...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Fast food is fun food and such foods are relatively inexpensive, convenient and tasty. Minister Tufton, try as he may, will never succeed in getting fast food foodies to, over the medium and long terms, opt for healthier...
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 causing him to fall to his death. That in a...
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 creating flourishing communities. The...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing in response to a recently published letter characterising Ibrahim Traoré as a ‘hero’. In my opinion, this reflects a dangerous historical amnesia that ignores the sobering realities of geopolitical power and the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: For several years, heavy rainfall has led to major flooding in Lucea, affecting businesses, leaving people stranded, stuck on traffic, on the brink of being swept away and resorting to a boat ride to get to dry ground. People...
THE EDITOR, Madam: T he Gleaner editorial, “Trash the rules, then” of Sunday, February 8, rightly defends the integrity of Jamaica’s procurement framework and highlights the dangers that arise when established boundaries between political...
THE EDITOR, Madam: To eat, or not to eat, that is the question – whether it is more affordable in the pocket to eat the healthier foods and vegetables grown by local farmers or, to follow your heart and appetite for junk food, and in doing so,...
