Letters
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Build trust through real-time audit of post-Melissa expenditure
THE EDITOR, Madam: Since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, there have been public concerns about accountability in the spending of recovery funds. The Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal recalls how,…
December 9, 2025
A love letter to Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Madam: My beloved island home has gone through a lot over centuries, but Hurricane Melissa was more than we could have bargained for. We faced that monster together and we have survived.…
December 9, 2025
Chasm of star-spangled bewilderment
THE EDITOR, Madam: Whether we like it or not, Washington, DC, is the epicentre of politics for the rest of the world, with so much hypocrisy, utter confusion and vainglorious rhetoric emanating from…
December 9, 2025
Celebrating parents
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, our landscape is marked by devastation and our hearts are heavy with loss. It is in these challenging times, however, amid the rubble and the…
December 9, 2025
Embrace disaster preparedness like faith
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa must serve as a clarion call: our island cannot afford to treat disasters as rare, isolated tragedies. That ring of catastrophe must move from shock-and-respond…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Let ‘...justice, truth, be ours forever…’
THE EDITOR, Madam: As the relief supplies come into the island from the many sources of concern and assistance, both those directly connected to Jamaica and others simply wanting to help, it is…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Let’s open our doors to fellow Jamaicans in need
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent hurricane has left a devastating impact across western Jamaica – particularly in Westmoreland, St Elizabeth, St James, Trelawny, and Hanover. Thousands of homes have…
December 9, 2025
Doing the right thing
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa has passed but her impact remains etched into our lives (and will be for eons to come) – in the broken homes, the grieving hearts, and the quiet resilience of…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Let us emulate Cayman’s example of national unity
THE EDITOR, Madam: In a remarkable act of solidarity and national unity, the Premier of the Cayman Islands, André Ebanks, and Opposition Leader, Joey Hew, jointly arrived in Jamaica on the first…