Letters

Letters
July 2, 2026

Letter of the Day | Take a chance on a recent graduate

THE EDITOR, Madam:

As another cohort of graduates from The University of the West Indies prepares to enter Jamaica’s workforce, I issue a simple appeal to government, the private sector, and public institutions alike: take a chance on a recent graduate.

Read more
Letters
July 2, 2026

The rule of law applies to all
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Constitution and the Supreme Court agree that if you are born in America, you are an American citizen. So why doesn’t the president? It appears that President Trump is…
Letters
Updated 20 hours ago

Hypocrisy in condemning the Ascot principal
THE EDITOR, Madam: Don’t get me wrong. It was utterly shameful for the Ascot principal to brand some of his own students as failures, as lesser beings. He should be removed from office immediately…
Letters
Updated 20 hours ago

Government must explain TCN Agreement with US
THE EDITOR, Madam: The decision of our Government to enter into a Third-Country National Agreement with the United States should be clearly explained to Jamaican citizens, who will show compassion…
Letters
July 1, 2026

Letter of the Day | Educational apartheid is alive and well in Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Madam: The reports from Ascot Primary School should trouble anyone who believes school is meant to lift a child rather than rank one. At the Portmore institution’s graduation, Grade Six…
Letters
July 1, 2026

Caught between giants – but not without voice
THE EDITOR, Madam: Tuesday’s Gleaner lead story, “China claps back,” highlights a reality Jamaica has long sidestepped: we are a small, strategically located island caught between two great powers,…
Letters
July 1, 2026

Independence – A double-edged sword
THE EDITOR, Madam: Independence transformed CARICOM members from neglected colonial outposts into self-governing nations with distinct global voices. Sovereignty enabled these states to shed…
Letters
July 1, 2026

Urgent need for payment reform in Jamaica’s hospitals
THE EDITOR, Madam: As a social worker in training, I am deeply concerned about a practice occurring in some of our local hospitals. I recently learned that, when a patient requires a computed…
Letters
June 30, 2026

Letter of the Day | Are we serving foreign interests?
THE EDITOR, Madam: The shallowness of Jamaica’s democracy is now on full display. Despite widespread public opposition to partnering with the United States to receive third-country nationals—foreign…
Letters
June 30, 2026

Definitive action needed in Wheatley case
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal’s (JAMP’s) press release published in The Gleaner on June 23 highlights sharp inconsistency on the part of Prime Minister Holness in…