Letters

Letters
March 4, 2026

Moral clarity on Iran

THE EDITOR, Madam: In September 2022, Mahsa Jina Amini – a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman – was arrested by Iran’s Morality Police for an improperly worn hijab and died in custody three days…
Letters
March 4, 2026

Meadowrest - brickbats and bouquets

THE EDITOR, Madam: Three years ago I wrote to you complaining about the state of the road leading up to Meadowrest Memorial Gardens in St Catherine. I had reason to travel to that cemetery last…
Letters
March 4, 2026

Why was I detained when I did not commit a crime?

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am speaking out because of an incident that occurred on March 2, 2026, around 3 p.m. on Old Henry Lane. What happened to me should not happen to any Jamaican citizen.
Gleaner editorial writes: The island has been ranked close to the 49th position in the World Happiness Report, though, according to this index, Jamaica may not be among the world’s happiest countries, but it is also not among the lowest.
March 3, 2026

Letter of the Day | Dispel ‘chilled’ myth to unlock productivity

THE EDITOR, Madam: Kristen Gyles has rightly diagnosed Jamaica’s bureaucracy as a chokehold on productivity, but her analysis invites a deeper probe into the cultural myths that sustains it. When we…
Letters
March 3, 2026

Enforcement must drive road safety reform

THE EDITOR, Madam: Mark Shields’ Sunday Gleaner column makes a clear argument that modern traffic lights may improve traffic flow, but enforcement is what will save lives. There is no dispute that…
Letters
March 3, 2026

Demographic debate needs balance, not panic

THE EDITOR, Madam: In recent months, there have been warning about a looming demographic crisis, which at times describe it as a “perfect storm” of population decline, ageing, and migration. While…
Retiree Jorge Reyes pushes his motorcycle to refuel as it's his turn in line at a gasoline station in Havana, Cuba.
March 2, 2026

Letter of the Day | Extend a hand to Cuba, a neighbour in need

THE EDITOR, Madam: We do not need to remember the good we do for others, but we should never forget the good others have done for us. That thought has been weighing heavily on my heart as I reflect…
Some of the buses procured by the Government for the rural school bus system.
March 2, 2026

Rural school bus programme needs clarity

THE EDITOR, Madam: There perhaps no example is more glaring than the $1.4 billion spent to purchase decommissioned buses for the rural school bus programme. The initiative was presented as a…
Letters
March 2, 2026

Government incentives must address birth rate decline

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Prime Minister’s concern about Jamaica’s declining birth rate is both timely and justified. A fertility rate below replacement level is an economic signal. It foreshadows…