Letters
22 Jul, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Reparations is, in law, a defamation case
THE EDITOR, Madam:
This month, in a Kingston courtroom, the defamation suit that had shadowed Minister Daryl Vaz for the better part of four decades was resolved. The man who spread the falsehood…
22 Jul, 2026
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Jamaican contractors can deliver at scale ... If we plan better and pay on time
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Jamaicans often hear that there are too few contractors to carry out large road construction and maintenance programmes. While the number of contractors is important, it is not the…
22 Jul, 2026
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Strengthening Jamaica’s integrity framework
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The Gleaner’s July 16 headline, ‘IC Faces Fresh Lawsuit’, should concern Jamaicans who value good governance, regardless of political persuasion. While the courts will determine…
21 Jul, 2026
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Letter of the Day | EIA regulations must do more than formalise the current system
THE EDITOR, Madam:
In response to the Jamaica Environment Trust’s (JET) submission on the proposed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, Minister Matthew Samuda, made three main points…
21 Jul, 2026
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Gully and Gaza made peace. Did Jamaica?
THE EDITOR, Madam:
For years, Gully and Gaza represented one of the most influential rivalries in Jamaican dancehall. Today, the two artistes have recorded music together.
Vybz Kartel and Mavado…
20 Jul, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Kingston has a sanitation problem
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The deteriorating state of sanitation and the pervasive uncleanness of the streets of Kingston are matters of grave and urgent concern.
Compounding the issue of uncollected or…
20 Jul, 2026
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Time to finalise long-overdue EIA regulations
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are an important tool used to help government decide whether a new project, like a hotel or a road, should be approved. When done properly,…
20 Jul, 2026
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Sir Garfield Sobers, precious gem of cricket
THE EDITOR, Madam:
There have been only two towering legendary personalities in the world of cricket. One was Sir Donald George Bradman of Australia and the other of course Sir Garfield St Aubrun…
20 Jul, 2026
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SLB and the delinquency problem
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Recently, the executive director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh, disclosed to Parliament the struggles the bureau has been facing in repayment compliance. She…