Letters
15 Jan, 2026
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People do what they can get away with
THE EDITOR, Madam:
14 Jan, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Energy delusion in a post-Venezuela world
THE EDITOR, Madam: As an electrical engineer who has spent 40 years involved in the electrical energy sector from fossil fuel, wind, solar, lithium batteries and pumped storage hydro, I am compelled…
14 Jan, 2026
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Is Jamaica losing its sense of aesthetics?
THE EDITOR, Madam:
14 Jan, 2026
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The dark side of a police republic
THE EDITOR, Madam: The push for a police republic in Jamaica sounds appealing at first, but it may be a recipe for disaster. A society that cheers on the police for applying their own death penalty…
14 Jan, 2026
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A requerimento for Venezuela
THE EDITOR, Madam: The attempt by the United States to “own”, “subdue” and “improve” Venezuela is rooted in a time long before the 19th-century Monroe Doctrine. It is rooted in the imperial doctrine…
13 Jan, 2026
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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…
13 Jan, 2026
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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…
13 Jan, 2026
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Body-worn cameras protect rights, enhance accountability
THE EDITOR, Madam:
12 Jan, 2026
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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…