Letters
07 Oct, 2026
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Answering Warmington’s question
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, Everald Warmington, in his usual provocative way, asked a question that made many people uncomfortable: If Africans sold other Africans into slavery, why does Jamaica…
06 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Speak out against corruption!
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing in support of Dr Dwayne Vernon’s commentary, ‘Trust deficit: Corruption, good governance and the way forward’. His central warning is correct: corruption corrodes the…
06 Oct, 2026
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Teachers deserve fair compensation
THE EDITOR, Madam: The continued failure of the government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) to reach a satisfactory wage settlement raises serious concerns about how educators are valued…
06 Oct, 2026
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Let’s not get tone deaf to killings
THE EDITOR, Madam: The aftermath of the Lindsay Clancy case, with some women in the United States now insisting that they have the right to kill their children, reminded me of an incident that Os…
06 Oct, 2026
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High school sports has lost its purpose
THE EDITOR, Madam: Gone are the days when children from the same neighbourhood, who ended up attending different high schools, could have good-natured conversations about which school was better at…
05 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Build engines of growth
THE EDITOR, Madam: It would be a great pity if the core of Dane Smith’s letter, published on September 30, was lost because of its BPO context. That context is important but, much more so, as well as…
05 Oct, 2026
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Do not extend school hours!
THE EDITOR, Madam: Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford recently shared on Smile Jamaica his belief that Jamaica’s education system needs to increase instructional time by an additional…
05 Oct, 2026
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Can we build faster without sacrificing quality?
THE EDITOR, Madam: “When will it be finished?” It is a question many people ask when they pass a construction site that seems to have been there for months. There is a question worth asking: When the…
03 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Strict gun laws must be balanced with common sense
THE EDITOR, Madam: Every well-thinking Jamaican desires strict gun laws and a murder-free Jamaica. However, this must not come at the expense of common sense. I am highlighting some real-life…