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Letter of the Day | From outcry to informed debate

THE EDITOR, Madam: The reported annual rent of approximately $115 million for the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) at the Digicel Building in downtown Kingston is understandably a bitter pill for many Jamaicans. Amid cost-of-living pressures, households and communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa continue to struggle to recover and rebuild. However, understandable public outrage cannot replace an informed national debate. I am unable to support or condemn this expenditure without full disclosure of the data and rationale behind the decision.

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08 Oct, 2026 0

Thieves took the power, not the programme

THE EDITOR, Madam: I read The Gleaner’s recent report about the theft of solar equipment from the Hopewell Sports and Community Centre, and I understand the frustration parents feel. When someone…
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08 Oct, 2026 0

Still no pension benefits ...

THE EDITOR, Madam: A retired public servant made his first enquiries to the government ministry where he worked for many years before submitting a pension claim in the latter part of 2022. After…
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08 Oct, 2026 0

Finding common ground on Miss Lou and Bob Marley

THE EDITOR, Madam: October has returned, bringing observances such as Heritage Week and National Heroes Day. As usual, discussions will focus on Louise Bennett-Coverley, OM, and Robert Nesta Marley,…
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07 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | NaRRa’s $120-million office bill is an insult to taxpayers

THE EDITOR, Madam: If reports are accurate that the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) is set to spend $120 million a year renting office space at Digicel, the Government owes…
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07 Oct, 2026 0

Build gates in Jamaica’s payment firewall

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am a Jamaican creative, consultant, and writer. Some of my clients are in the United States. We have embraced the promise of globalisation and the call to think globally while…
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07 Oct, 2026 0

Answering Warmington’s question

THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, Everald Warmington, in his usual provocative way, asked a question that made many people uncomfortable: If Africans sold other Africans into slavery, why does Jamaica…
06 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Speak out against corruption!

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing in support of Dr Dwayne Vernon’s commentary, ‘Trust deficit: Corruption, good governance and the way forward’. His central warning is correct: corruption corrodes the…
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06 Oct, 2026 0

Teachers deserve fair compensation

THE EDITOR, Madam: The continued failure of the government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) to reach a satisfactory wage settlement raises serious concerns about how educators are valued…
06 Oct, 2026 0

Let’s not get tone deaf to killings

THE EDITOR, Madam: The aftermath of the Lindsay Clancy case, with some women in the United States now insisting that they have the right to kill their children, reminded me of an incident that Os…