Letters
December 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
Gov’t’s slow response to Hurricane Melissa
THE EDITOR, Madam: I must express my disappointment with how the Government of Jamaica has been handling the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. From the earliest forecasts issued by the Meteorological…
December 9, 2025
A call for climate justice
THE EDITOR, Madam: We, representatives of 43 civil society groups and concerned individuals from across Jamaica, issue this statement in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm that…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Protect worker wages in the wake of Hurricane Melissa
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa didn’t just topple trees and flood communities, it has also washed away days of hard-earned pay for thousands of workers who depend on a weekly income to survive.…
December 9, 2025
Build more climate-resilient houses
THE EDITOR, Madam: In light of the devastating passage of Hurricane Melissa and the likelihood of stronger hurricanes, building modular houses for people living in flood-prone areas should be…
December 9, 2025
Battered sanctuaries shouldn’t shake people’s faith in God
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Sunday Gleaner story of November 2, of church buildings battered by Melissa reminded me of the verse from 1 Peter 4:17 “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Addressing HIV cannot be in isolation
THE EDITOR, Madam: A recent lecture by Dr Richard Amenyah, director of the UNAIDS Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean, as part of the Department of Government’s UN @ 80 series, was enlightening…
December 9, 2025
Extend GCT waiver to local purchases
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa has tested Jamaica, across the island, families and businesses are doing their best to rebuild and recover. The Government’s swift decision to allow duty-free…
December 9, 2025
Call to establish Jamaican department of voluntarism
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa has once again revealed both Jamaica’s vulnerability and our strength. In every corner of the island and across the diaspora, Jamaicans are asking how they can…