Letters
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…
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…