Letters
February 11, 2026
India’s win
THE EDITOR, Madam: It seems that India has won the heart of the Trump Administration lately. The US government has surprisingly reduced India’s export tariffs of goods from a high of 50 percent to…
February 11, 2026
Barbados, Jamaica and the cost of political culture
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent comparisons between Jamaica and Barbados have stirred discomfort, but discomfort is often the beginning of honest reflection. While some commentary may be blunt, the…
February 11, 2026
My brother compensated the planter who enslaved our great-grandfather
THE EDITOR, Madam:
February 10, 2026
Letter of the Day | Revisit the Vision 2030 gender sector plan
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa’s landfall in New Hope, Westmoreland, was in my view, an urgent call and ripe opportunity to build better future – in our relationships structures critical for…
February 10, 2026
The Caribbean hubris
THE EDITOR, Madam: The classic example of hubris can be found in the Greek tale of Icarus who escaped his island prison with wings of wax and feathers that melted when he came too close to the sun…
February 10, 2026
Provide subsidies to fast-food outlets
THE EDITOR, Madam: Fast food is fun food and such foods are relatively inexpensive, convenient and tasty. Minister Tufton, try as he may, will never succeed in getting fast food foodies to, over the…
February 9, 2026
Letter of the Day | Speed needs systems, not shortcuts
THE EDITOR, Madam: T he Gleaner editorial, “Trash the rules, then” of Sunday, February 8, rightly defends the integrity of Jamaica’s procurement framework and highlights the dangers that arise when…
February 9, 2026
What is the long-term plan to address flooding in Lucea?
THE EDITOR, Madam: For several years, heavy rainfall has led to major flooding in Lucea, affecting businesses, leaving people stranded, stuck on traffic, on the brink of being swept away and…
February 9, 2026
Ibrahim Traoré is not a hero
THE EDITOR, Madam: