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No warning, no sign, just traffic chaos

THE EDITOR, Madam: On Monday, August 31, 2026, hundreds of motorists, including myself, encountered a massive traffic jam for hours because of road repairs on Dalling Street in Savanna-la-Mar. No sign…
Letters
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Millions wasted by gov’t on long leases for buildings

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica cannot keep wasting taxpayers’ money on long‑term leases that deliver nothing. Two recent cases from Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) show exactly why government should be…
Letters
September 1, 2026

Letter of the Day | Jamaicans rise under pressure

THE EDITOR, Madam: In science, morphogenesis describes how form and growth emerge from the interaction of internal and external forces. A baker witnesses something similar: yeast produces expanding…
Letters
September 1, 2026

Do not make PATH harder for those who need it most

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent suggestion by Jamaica Teachers’ Association President La Sonja Harrison that parents of students benefiting from PATH should be required to attend at least 75 per cent…
Letters
September 1, 2026

Is Jamaica’s BPO model reaching end of the road?

THE EDITOR, Madam: For years, Jamaica’s business process outsourcing sector was one of the country’s strongest employment stories. That is changing. Employment in Jamaica’s outsourcing sector has…
Letters
August 31, 2026

Letter of the Day | Where is the tangible support for displaced and homeless?

THE EDITOR, Madam: We have all seen it: public functions featuring heart-melting, polished speeches delivered by figures who have never spent a single night wondering where they will lay their head.…
Letters
August 31, 2026

MoBay police deserve praise for tackling traffic chaos

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to a recent letter to the editor which highlighted the extreme noise nuisance being caused by motor vehicles fitted with excessively loud and illegal…
Letters
August 31, 2026

Are we applying risk management to road projects?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Significant sums of public money are being spent on road construction and rehabilitation. With these investments come expectations that projects will be completed on time, within…
Letters
August 31, 2026

Dervan Malcolm, a genuine voice

THE EDITOR, Madam: An altruistic human being and an extraordinary professional, who I first met during my term of office as president of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions. Across media…