Letters
January 13, 2026
Letter of the Day | Gifts of national transformation
THE EDITOR, Madam: As in the biblical story of the Magi (Wise Men), Jamaica in 2025 received three gifts or stories that must be told, as they are models for national transformation rooted, not in…
January 13, 2026
Contradictions abound in Canadian politics
THE EDITOR, Madam: Chrystia Freeland held six ministerial roles in Canada’s government during the past disastrous decade, but recently quit her seat in parliament to become an economic development…
January 13, 2026
Body-worn cameras protect rights, enhance accountability
THE EDITOR, Madam:
January 12, 2026
Letter of the Day | After Hurricane Melissa, policy failure is a choice
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to express my wholehearted agreement with Allan Alberga’s profound and timely commentary, ‘Hurricane Melissa and Jamaica’s moment of reckoning’, published in The Gleaner of…
January 12, 2026
Is the prime minister in step with the people?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Was the prime minister being absolutely frank and upfront with his employers, the Jamaican people, in his assertion of “steering Jamaica clear of the US-Venezuela tensions” when he…
January 12, 2026
Error in the year
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to your article captioned ‘Former UN Judge says call for reform of chief justice’s role principled, not related to appeal court ruling’, published …
January 12, 2026
Reputational damage from artificial intelligence
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to air a serious and growing trend in social media relating to people being defrauded in which serious reputational damage was sustained to their personage and…
January 10, 2026
Letter of the Day | Coming together, like the colours of Jamaican flag
THE EDITOR, Madam: For 63 years, the Jamaican National flag has been a symbol of pride, hope, and resilience, for Jamaicans themselves as well as people all over the world. Being one of the few flags…
January 10, 2026
Drug abuse in Zimbabwe is destroying a generation
THE EDITOR, Madam: It’s sad that Harare, Zimbabwe is in the grip of a deepening drug abuse crisis that is systematically destroying its young population. What was once dismissed as a social problem…