Letters
10 Sep, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Financing protection for Jamaica’s children when disaster strikes
THE EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaica begins a new school year during hurricane season, families face mounting pressures. Hurricanes threaten homes and livelihoods, while drought conditions linked to El Niño…
10 Sep, 2026
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Back-to-school challenges in Cuba
THE EDITOR, Madam: As students return to school in Cuba, it is difficult not to feel compassion for the challenges many children and families face amid ongoing shortages of fuel, electricity, and…
10 Sep, 2026
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We missed an opportunity to start afresh
THE EDITOR, Madam: Can you imagine Champs next year, with the commentator excitedly declaring: “And here comes Hydel Cumberland High! Hydel Cumberland moving into the lead!” Poor commentator. That is…
09 Sep, 2026
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Cardiac amyloidosis : Why Jamaicans should know about this heart condition
THE EDITOR, Madam: Many Jamaicans know about common forms of heart disease, but how many of us have heard about cardiac amyloidosis? Until it affected my family, I knew nothing about this disease.
09 Sep, 2026
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Jamaica’s drought crisis
THE EDITOR, Madam: Perhaps the worsening drought gripping Jamaica is no longer just an environmental warning; it is a full-blown national crisis actively threatening our food security and daily…
09 Sep, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Outdoor classes at Holland Primary School are unacceptable in 2026
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is deeply troubling and, frankly, unacceptable that children at Holland Primary School are being taught outside under a bamboo structure in 2026.
08 Sep, 2026
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Letter of the Day | West Indies have found a gem in Shamar Joseph
THE EDITOR, Madam: West Indies has found a gem, one who could become the frontline fast bowler for West Indies for the next decade: Guyana’s Shamar Joseph. Joseph has many of the attributes we have…
08 Sep, 2026
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Inmates are running the asylum
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, I received an email outlining the criminal justice system in Singapore, with its enforcement of capital and corporal punishment and very strict drug laws. There were…
08 Sep, 2026
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Remembering Rev Venice Guntley-McKenzie
THE EDITOR, Madam: The death of Rev Venice Guntley-McKenzie closes a chapter in the history of women, the Anglican Church and Christian ministry. Guntley-McKenzie was a pioneer before the word became…