Letters
12 Oct, 2026
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What can Jamaica learn from the Boston Big Dig?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Large construction projects can teach valuable lessons, even when their scale differs from our own. The Boston Big Dig in the United States involved major underground highway…
10 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | What happens when the threat flies over the fence?
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to highlight the possible threats posed by drones. Joe Morgan examines the issue in ‘The Airspace Gap: Rethinking Security in a Drone-Enabled World’,published in…
10 Oct, 2026
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Consider recording the classroom journey
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to Dr Garth Rattray’s column ‘Aptitude, Attitude or Both’, published in The Sunday Gleaner on October 4. The article got me thinking about a part of…
10 Oct, 2026
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Remembering Detective Inspector Fowler
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to extend my deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the late Detective Inspector Warren Fowler of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. In moments like…
09 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Housing should be treated as a national emergency
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am a visitor to Jamaica and I would like to throw some light on the housing problems here. Other nations have addressed this by compulsorily purchasing empty homes, taxing second…
09 Oct, 2026
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Readers’ reactions
Government scales back NaRRA office space after public backlash Why centralise ALL the jobs in Kingston? Have the head office there and put a real NaRRA office in the West so jobs and decisions…
09 Oct, 2026
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Please don’t let me be misunderstood
THE EDITOR, Madam: There’s no middle ground for President Donald Trump, who is either loved or loathed and, with mid-term Congressional elections looming, those feelings are intensified in all types…
08 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | From outcry to informed debate
THE EDITOR, Madam: The reported annual rent of approximately $115 million for the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) at the Digicel Building in downtown Kingston is…
08 Oct, 2026
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Thieves took the power, not the programme
THE EDITOR, Madam: I read The Gleaner’s recent report about the theft of solar equipment from the Hopewell Sports and Community Centre, and I understand the frustration parents feel. When someone…