Letters
December 9, 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 9, 2025
Strengthen the foundations of traffic management
THE EDITOR, Madam:
December 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | The straw that broke the camel’s back
THE EDITOR Madam:
December 9, 2025
Environment preservation needs to be central to all development
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa should be a wake-up call to all Jamaicans – and especially to the Government – that climate change can erase generations of progress overnight. Protection of…
December 9, 2025
Collaboration necessary to improve literacy in schools
THE EDITOR, Madam: As an educator for over 35 years this is my wish that every child in Jamaican schools will be able to light their fire that will spark their success in their career choices.…