Letters
THE EDITOR, Madam: On December 19, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) attended what appeared to be United Oil...
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THE EDITOR, Madam: In the wake of Hurricane Melissa and the ongoing challenges with our electricity supply, more people are turning to solar power. Unfortunately, the rapid growth of the solar industry has also created an environment where too...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Caribbean is awash during the December festivities with messages from our leadership that do not reflect the reality of the homeless, the unemployed and poor finances. This year, those bon mots will vaporise into the New...
THE EDITOR, Madam: ‘Tis the season to give and receive, right? The holiday season is often seen by some of us as a blessing, a burden and a curse. The gathering of family and friends, the giving of gifts to all, demands much from us. Perhaps you...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hardship is often seen as evidence of failure and unworthiness – especially when others with equal chances seem more positive and self-fulfilled than you. It may result in sharpened feelings of personal abjection. Hurricane...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the letter ‘Many rivers to cross Jamaica’, published in The Gleaner on December 24. The phrase, many rivers to coss, was popularised by Jimmy Cliff as a song in 1969. The song portrays life’s...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s long-term stability and progress depend on whether policymakers remain connected to the people they serve. At this moment, the most urgent reform facing the country is the practice of listening. The new generation are...
THE EDITOR, Madam: We join Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) in calling on legislators to introduce a narrowly defined statutory close-in-age defence to Jamaica’s sexual offences framework. Such a reform would ensure that no criminal offence arises...
Winsome Callum | Why electricity bills increased — and how volatility can be fixed The frustration is valid — timing matters, especially after a hurricane and heading into Christmas, when households and businesses are already stretched. Even if...
THE EDITOR, Madam: ‘Trump’s ‘oily’ reasoning is not entirely unreasonable, as it is ExxonMobil that added their technology to the raw material to create Venezuela’s wealth from oil in the finding and processing of the resource. Now America is...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Attorney-at-law Bert Samuels raises an important and timely concern about language, power, and identity in post-emancipation societies. His reference to Roots, adapted from the work of Alex Haley, is apt: the renaming of Kunta...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Given the current disruptions to the schools that are still facilitating Hurricane Melissa victims, permanent and practical solutions must be found. In this era of climate challenges and climate change, and given that Jamaica...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaican governments do not wield the power people think it does. More than half of the expectations placed on it are beyond its control. The power lies with the two per cent who control 95 per cent of the economy. They...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Government institutions such as the National Water Commission (NWC) have perfected the art of turning necessary infrastructure upgrades into exercises in human suffering. Too often, their operations make daily life unbearable,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Just a few years ago, I would have completely rejected the idea of using desalination plants for water supply but after reading Kristen Gyles thoughtful piece on the topic in The Gleaner on Friday, December 19, my thinking has...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Alex Haley’s TV series Roots casts his slavery re-enactment story around the renaming of an enslaved young man through cruel flogging. Kunta Kinte – called ‘Kunta’ by his parents before his kidnapping and capture by white slave...
