Letters
December 2025
Letter of the Day | Private schools in western parishes need help
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the weeks after Hurricane Melissa ravaged sections of western Jamaica, national attention has rightly centred on the severe damage to roadways, water systems, and agricultural…
December 2025
Silence is not an option
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Caribbean is facing a dangerous intersection of crises: the devastation left by Hurricane Melissa, the accelerating climate emergency, and now the threat of militarised…
December 2025
Letter of the Day | Geospatial data — the foundation of resilience
THE EDITOR, Madam: When Hurricane Melissa tore across Jamaica last month, it did more than uproot trees and damage homes — it exposed critical weaknesses in how we plan, build, and protect our…
December 2025
Strengthen the foundations of traffic management
THE EDITOR, Madam:
December 2025
IMF ‘blackmails’ Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Madam: On December 1, Jamaica secured a $6.7 billion loan to help rebuild after Hurricane Melissa. With damages estimated at $8.8 billion, the loan doesn’t cover the full extent of…
December 2025
Letter of the Day | A leader should fear failing the people ...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write today not from a place of politics, but from a place of deep pain shared by many Jamaicans in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. What this nation experienced was more than…
December 2025
Building resilience into our public health system
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the aftermath of the devastation caused by hurricane Melissa, there are many emotions that have been expressed, ranging from grief, hope and faith, to gratefulness for life and…
December 2025
Caribbean – the end of elections
THE EDITOR, Madam: The president of the USA has indicated his intention to pardon the convicted drug trafficker and ex president of Honduras. He has also threatened to cut off aid to that poverty…
December 2025
Letter of the Day | The straw that broke the camel’s back
THE EDITOR Madam: