Letters
February 13, 2026
Letter of the Day | Can people manage another tax increase?
THE EDITOR, Madam: The announcement from the Finance Ministry for the new financial year has once again placed taxation at the centre of national conversation. For people already navigating rising…
February 13, 2026
Readers’ reactions
Costly dog attack Somebody Google the currency deh cause a could never JMD dat after so much years. – Skinny Gwad Dre He should have gotten about 15 million dollars after all that long time. –…
February 13, 2026
Public transport or public party?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Music can reveal the heart and soul of a nation instantly. It can be our destruction, and it can also be used as a tool of revolution. We celebrate and bask in the pride of Jamaica…
February 12, 2026
Letter of the Day | Cuba needs help
THE EDITOR, Madam: Cuba, a country with a strong foundation in healthcare and education, is struggling with widespread poverty and economic hardship. Despite being classified as a middle-income…
February 12, 2026
Why the prime minister’s salary freeze needs a second look
THE EDITOR, Madam: In 2023, when Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness declined the salary increase assigned to his office, many Jamaicans – myself included – saw it as a powerful gesture of solidarity.…
February 12, 2026
Tax Administration online mayhem
THE EDITOR, Madam: On December 11, 2025, I purchased a renewal for my motor vehicle registration certificate online. I received my receipt and the new registration certificate via email. On January…
February 12, 2026
It is time to hold principals to a higher standard
THE EDITOR, Madam: A recent letter to The Gleaner’s editor penned by a Ms. Andrea O’Conner has brought into focus, a perennial problem that has exacerbated the dysfunction in too many of our schools.…
February 11, 2026
Letter of the Day | Why Jamaica’s reforms keep failing
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent column by Jalil Dabdoub in The Gleaner, describing Jamaica’s culture of “joke ting governance,” powerfully names a problem many of us have long observed: the belief…
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…