Letters

A woman walks with a baby in her arms past people lined up to buy bread during a blackout in Havana, Cuba,
March 9, 2026

Letter of the Day | Our silence will not protect us

THE EDITOR, Madam:
In this 2020 photo doctors form up during a farewell ceremony as they get ready to leave for Italy to help with the new coronavirus pandemic, in Havana, Cuba.
March 9, 2026

Slap in the face of Caribbean solidarity

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica ended its nearly 50-year medical cooperation programme with Cuba, which raises serious concerns about the future of healthcare access and educational opportunity in our…
Letters
March 9, 2026

Time to pause, not celebrate confrontation in Iran

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the letter to the editor ‘Moral clarity on Iran’. Let me state clearly. You will not find many Muslims defending the authoritarian rule of Ayatollah…
Letters
March 7, 2026

Letter of the Day | How will the gap left by Cuban doctors be filled?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Few international partnerships have quietly shaped Jamaica’s healthcare system as profoundly as the medical cooperation programme with Cuba, which has now come to an end after…
Letters
March 7, 2026

Zimbabwe deserves better leadership!

THE EDITOR, Madam: Under the leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe continues to face deepening economic hardship that has forced thousands of its citizens to leave the country in…
Letters
March 7, 2026

Strengthen partnerships with Africa

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Gleaner’s editorial of Friday, March 6, ‘Partnering with Africa’, raises an important and timely issue for Jamaica and the wider Caribbean.
Letters
March 7, 2026

When politics sends doctors home

THE EDITOR, Madam: For more than half a century, Cuban doctors have quietly helped hold together the fragile seams of Jamaica’s public health system. From rural clinics to busy emergency rooms, they…
A man rides a scooter past a wrecked car and garbage during a blackout in Havana.
March 6, 2026

Letter of the Day | Sovereignty is not selective

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent rhetoric surrounding Cuba and other sovereign nations should concern every Caribbean citizen who understands our history. When powerful leaders speak casually about…
Children hold a sign protesting war against Iran during an antiwar demonstration at Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas.
March 6, 2026

Bad case of war fever

THE EDITOR, Madam: Four days after bombs and rockets began raining onto political and military targets throughout Iran, President Trump hosted a press conference in the Oval Office, during his…