Letters
December 9, 2025
Predators roam because there’s lack of protection
THE EDITOR, Madam: Last week, The Gleaner reported that a seven-year-old child was raped while heading home from school. Subsequently, the community rallied to comfort the students and families. The…
December 9, 2025
Nicholas Pooran should come out of retirement
THE EDITOR, Madam: Cricket lovers in the region should petition Nicholas Pooran to reconsider his retirement from international cricket. He is one of the top players in the T20 format. Pooran is an…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Getting the job done on constitutional reform
THE EDITOR, Madam: Immediately after the prime minister affirmed his oath of office, he made an appeal to the leader of the Opposition for both of them to work together to change the Constitution of…
December 9, 2025
Legalising obeah will fuel God’s wrath
THE EDITOR, Madam: What if I started a religion tomorrow, with one of its tenets being that it is okay for members of that religion to marry dogs? Should that religion be allowed to exist and…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Rescuing the anxious generation
THE EDITOR, Madam: Two years ago, I deleted my personal social media. I haven’t looked back since. The immediate sense of mental stillness that followed that decision was a revelation that the…
December 9, 2025
Religion vs roots: the Obeah debate
THE EDITOR, Madam: More than a century after the Obeah Act of 1898 made the practice illegal, Obeah remains one of Jamaica’s most polarising issues. Last week, Christian groups warned that legalising…
December 9, 2025
Time to place value on Jamaica’s teachers
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing as a concerned student about the treatment of our teachers, the true nurturers of Jamaica’s children. Teachers dedicate countless hours to preparing lessons, marking…
December 9, 2025
Involuntary early retirement: a silent crisis for Jamaica’s mature workforce
THE EDITOR, Madam: Several women I know in their 50s have faced the harsh reality of being deemed “redundant” or “no longer suited” for their roles—not due to poor performance, but because of age,…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Address the crisis of values and attitudes
THE EDITOR, Madam: Three articles in The Gleaner on September 28 – ‘Costly lift-off’, Jalil Dabdoub’s ‘Cabinet bloat and the crisis of entitlement’, and Rev. Sean Major-Campbell’s reflection –…