THE EDITOR, Madam: For years the narrative has been clear that students are supposed to be digital natives blessed with an intuitive command of technology. They tap, they swipe, they scroll and they spend hours online. Yet beneath the surface of...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica is confronting not only the physical destruction of schools but also a profound psychosocial crisis that has yet to be acknowledged in the rush to resume learning. The Ministry of...
THE EDITOR, Madam: During Donald Trump’s campaign that resulted in his re-election last year, there was constant discussion about releasing Jeffrey Epstein’s FBI files. Numerous conspiracy theories came from all ends of the political spectrum,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent comments by Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon – expressing disbelief that schools repaired after Hurricane Beryl in 2024 were again severely damaged during Hurricane Melissa – deserve a calm, factual, and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write with deep concern about the overwhelming breakdown of discipline that now characterises the behaviour of many motorists on our roads – an alarming reflection of the wider decay taking root in Jamaican society. Every day...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The suffering caused by Hurricane Melissa is real, and it runs deep. I am especially burdened by the plight of our children and the elderly. The displacement, trauma and educational loss children now face cannot easily be...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Between 2000 and 2020, Jamaica achieved the largest reduction in adolescent fertility rate (AFR) among Caribbean countries, 57.2 per cent. That is highly commendable. We started on the journey in 1979, when the government...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It has been over two weeks since Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica. And yet, the storm’s impact is far from over. Banks, automated teller machines, and remittance offices such as Western Union and MoneyGram remain...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The advent of Hurricane Melissa will remain etched in the annals of history and more so in the minds of all who experienced it firsthand all the way from Jamaica, Hispaniola, Cuba, to the Bahamas. The loss of lives, properties...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa has has torn the veil from a national failure that stretches back to Independence on August 6, 1962. Successive governments have failed to address two long-standing injustices: secure access to land and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: We thank Mr Javon Moatt for his letter published on November 12, 2025, and welcome the opportunity to clarify the Office of Utilities Regulation’s (OUR) role and actions following Hurricane Melissa. Our work began well before...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, while driving through New Kingston, I stopped at a traffic light and saw two visibly young boys weaving between cars, asking for change to buy a meal. When I gently urged them to go home to their parents, one replied...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I make this appeal to persons to drive sensibly even as they travel to help people in the western parishes in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. We know that going as a group, whether social , political or religious, can be...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It seems to me that during the rebuilding process in the hardest hit parishes, the Government should give serious consideration to allocating a portion of funds donated to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts to constructing...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Flooding was a significant contributor to the devastation following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. But how many of these floods were preventable with proper planning and risk mitigation? During the hurricane, my entire home...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Everyone seems focused on the reopening of schools. The Government insists, principals echo the call, and many agree that children need to return quickly for their own good. But what about the educators? So many teachers,...
Published:Wednesday | November 12, 2025 | 12:11 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Prime minister recently made a comment, considered controversial in some quarters, that government agencies struggle to attract top talent. To many outside of the public sector, this was not controversial at all. It was, in...
Published:Wednesday | November 12, 2025 | 12:11 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Government of Jamaica has urged the reopening of schools and the restart of commercial activities. This is a necessary step towards rebuilding national resilience. It’s clear that the intention is to help the country...
Editorial | Melissa exposes the Jamaican state Fully agree Beryl did it and they never improved; they were not serious about future storms. – @Bonnick007 There is NO way that Jamaica can recover solo after such a horrific hurricane. Not even...
THE EDITOR, Madam: What weighs most heavily on my mind post Hurricane Melissa is not just what has happened, but the certainty that this can happen again. Countless friends have lost everything. Their immediate priority is understandable: rebuild...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It would be an understatement to say it is heart-wrenching to see the devastation and suffering caused by hurricane Melissa. So many lives have been impacted in so many ways. We are thankful for the relief supplies pouring in...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Whether we like it or not, Washington, DC, is the epicentre of politics for the rest of the world, with so much hypocrisy, utter confusion and vainglorious rhetoric emanating from there every single day. It’s exactly one year...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, there have been public concerns about accountability in the spending of recovery funds. The Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal recalls how, during the COVID-19 crisis, the Ministry of...
THE EDITOR, Madam: My beloved island home has gone through a lot over centuries, but Hurricane Melissa was more than we could have bargained for. We faced that monster together and we have survived. We are damaged, bent, and broken in some places...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa must serve as a clarion call: our island cannot afford to treat disasters as rare, isolated tragedies. That ring of catastrophe must move from shock-and-respond to readiness and resilience. In Cuba, disaster...
