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February 7, 2026

Buy now, pay later

THE EDITOR, Madam: To eat, or not to eat, that is the question – whether it is more affordable in the pocket to eat the healthier foods and vegetables grown by local farmers or, to follow your heart…
Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change removes debris from a mangrove ecosystem in Parottee, St. Elizabeth, during clean-up activity marking World Wetlands Day on February 2.
February 8, 2026

Editorial | Preserving the wetlands

T he Gleaner welcomes the apparent urgency with which the Government is approaching the post-Hurricane Melissa rehabilitation of mangroves and wetlands degraded by the Category 5 storm that hit three…
Letters
February 7, 2026

Letter of the Day | Investor confidence and the case for the CCJ

THE EDITOR, Madam: The views expressed by A. J. Nicholson in his letter to the editor on Jamaica’s continued reliance on the Privy Council as its final appellate court raise serious and timely…
A local travels on public transportation through a gang-controlled area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, January 19, 2026.
February 7, 2026

Ronald Sanders | End of illusion in Haiti: What next?

February 7 matters in Haiti, not because it promises relief, but because it marks the end of an illusion. On that date, the mandate of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council expires. From its…
Letters
February 7, 2026

Bad roads putting burden on motorists in Portmore

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to express my deep frustration and concern regarding the deplorable state of the road network in and around Portmore. What was once promoted as a model urban centre…
February 7, 2026

Tony Deyal | Chinese in tongs

When I was growing up in Trinidad, there were many people in houses, groups, towns, and cities. In that time, there were people from various races or, as Trinis call it, “white, black and khaki.” The…
Award-winning travel writer Dave Rodney at the International Antarctic Centre just after experiencing a simulated ice storm.
February 7, 2026 by Dave Rodney

A Jamaican surviving a simulated Antarctic ice storm

On a trip to New Zealand a few weeks ago, I was blown away by the astounding beauty of this South Pacific retreat. This spotlessly clean destination is overloaded with dramatic alpine vistas, pop-up…
Gloria Saunders (left) and Clara Brown brought double the fun in coordinated black.
February 7, 2026

Something Extra | Saturday

The Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited team came through in full throwback for their ‘Dem Time De!’ 10th-anniversary staff party. Last Saturday at Caymanas Golf Club, staff and guests jammed to ‘90s…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (right), Jamaica’s minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, and her team in discussion with Nathaniel Peat (left), GJDC UK Rep and Jackson Smith, CEO of Fantasy Wings, following the arrival in Jamaica of the diaspora-le
February 7, 2026

UK relief flight with diaspora support lands in JA

LONDON: A relief flight to Jamaica from the UK arrived last month, delivering nearly three tonnes of essential supplies to vulnerable communities across St Elizabeth and surrounding parishes which…