Letters
April 30, 2026
Letter of the Day | NaRRA: Where have all the PWDs gone?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Those born before, or shortly after, Independence will readily understand the acronym PWD – the Public Works Department. I thought of the PWD when I heard about the National…
April 30, 2026
Civil society or political proxy?
THE EDITOR, Madam: The latest intervention by a coalition of 28 so-called civil society organisations opposing the NaRRA Bill exposes a level of hypocrisy Jamaicans should no longer ignore.
April 30, 2026
A shameful display in the House
THE EDITOR, Madam: I wish to express the profound concern of patriotic Jamaicans following the shameful events in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 28. During what became an 11-hour…
April 29, 2026
Letter of the Day | Meaningful constitutional reform requires bipartisan consensus
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent commentary by Lloyd Barnett in The Gleaner, titled Selecting Jamaica’s Final Court of Appeal, makes a timely and constructive contribution to Jamaica’s ongoing…
April 29, 2026
Israel, Lebanon, and the courage to choose peace
THE EDITOR, Madam: The last Hezbollah-Israel war ended with a ceasefire in 2006. UN Security Council Resolution 1701 stipulated that Hezbollah forces would remain north of the Litani River,…
April 29, 2026
Violence in schools requires healing, not only control
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent discussions on violence in our schools rightly call for urgent and sustained action. However, if we are to move beyond managing symptoms, we must confront a deeper reality:…
April 28, 2026
Letter of the Day | Jamaica’s cannabis industry needs realism, not hype
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s cannabis industry deserves serious discussion, not easy slogans. Too often, we speak as if domestic reform automatically created wide export access. It did not. Jamaica…
April 28, 2026
Turn the next cheek: best solution to violence
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent stabbing-death of a 14-year old Seaforth High School student allegedly by a schoolmate, is a stark reminder of how we as a people have allowed violence to play a…
April 28, 2026
Leadership style creating toxicity in schools
THE EDITOR, Madam: As we approach Teachers’ Day in May it is important to highlight the problem of toxic workplace in the school environment which urgently needs to be addressed. This affects moral…