Letters
December 9, 2025
Sinister buffoonery dressed up as ‘standards’
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is a disgrace that 30 – some say over 60 – Jamaica-born doctors and dentists, after six gruelling years of medical training in China, are now stranded in bureaucratic purgatory…
December 9, 2025
Earth is not ending soon, despite doomsday predictions
THE EDITOR, Madam: While never casting aspersions on any religion, must say that the latest doomsday prediction being proved inaccurate once again makes me wonder why these end-time predictors are…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Time to shift focus: growth, not just debt reduction
THE EDITOR, Madam:
December 9, 2025
Air most foul
THE EDITOR, Madam: Depending on factors like age, health and environmental conditions, the human body’s survival limits are as follows: without oxygen – three to five minutes; without water – three…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Congrats to Ja’s athletes at the World Championships
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) extends heartfelt congratulations to our athletes who have once again carried the black, green, and gold to the global stage with…
December 9, 2025
The incoming DPP has good examples to follow
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Public Service Commission will soon, we hope, announce the appointment of a director of public prosecutions.
December 9, 2025
If you preach it, be it
THE EDITOR, Madam: Please allow me space to address comments made by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness in his speech at the swearing-in ceremony for members of parliament on Tuesday, September 18.
December 9, 2025
Are more foreign soldiers likely to do any better for Haiti?
THE EDITOR, Madam: My letter on Haiti to The Gleaner (September 15) was submitted on the 12th, before the article by Sir Ron Sanders (September 13) emerged. His interest, differing from mine, was on…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Growth without values is fragile
THE EDITOR, Madam: In his inaugural address marking the start of his third term, Prime Minister Andrew Holness offered a wide-ranging vision for Jamaica’s development. He pledged innovative policies…