THE EDITOR, Madam: Careful consideration should be given to the warning by Mickel Jackson, executive director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) in her Sunday Gleaner column of January 11. It goes to the heart of who we are as a society governed by...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The long overdue eradication of the jury system, seems to be imminent, but unfortunately, as the debate intensifies, a partisan element seems to be taking centre stage, and might well upstage the process. People who have had...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Some time ago I was involved in a a case where the complainant looked like Pippi Longstocking. She looked so cute, petite and harmless, as if lies would be strangers to her mouth. It took two tries, but the jury eventually...
THE EDITOR, Madam: A troubling practice is quietly taking root in schools – children are being excluded because they do not yet have a psychoeducational assessment. What was designed as a tool to support learning is increasingly being used as a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is far too late to ignore what has already become woven into the fabric of daily life. The digital world is central to how we live, work, communicate, and even understand ourselves. As we grow more aware of the significance...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Gleaner’s editorial of Friday, January 16, on the troubling findings at The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), rightly captures the frustration and disappointment felt by many who expect integrity, transparency...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Some former philosophers judged God’s existence or the lack thereof on whether He responds to our pleas for help - if God is at the same time all-loving, willing and able. The passage of Hurricane Melissa may have proven the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The actions of the president of the United States of America in ordering the invasion of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro, is just the latest in a series, where powerful countries violate international...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As a student, I believe that mobile phones should be allowed in schools when they are used responsibly and under clear rules. While it is true that phones can be distracting, completely banning them ignores the significant role...
US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including Jamaica Blessing in disguise. This is a wake-up call for us Jamaicans, to put aside our various differences and unite to build a Jamaica where we are less dependent on these...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Venezuela today stands as a warning to the world of what happens when authoritarianism is allowed to operate without consequence. The decision by the US President Donald Trump to apprehend Nicolás Maduro and his wife is is a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The United States Department of State’s announcement of an indefinite halt to the processing of certain immigrant visas is effectively killing the dream of many Jamaicans to migrate to the United States. This policy has...
THE EDITOR, Madam: A procurement storm is brewing in the UHWI’s teacup. Those who are easily excited by nine-day wonders should take note that the government-controlled truth bearers have bolted from their blocks and are already at maximum...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Following the recent (and ongoing) US attack on Venezuela’s national sovereignty, in blatant disregard for the rules-based order developed after WW2, we now have President Trump openly threatening Cuba, Greenland, Iran, and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Iranian protesters are to be congratulated on their bravery but should be warned to be cautious about planning to rely too much on President Trump. President Trump has claimed to have stopped eight wars already, although...
THE EDITOR, Madam: There has been much punditry about the deeper reasons for the American incursion into Venezuela and the arrest of their president. As one oil company executive put it, they would be uninterested in a venture with Venezuela...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The attempt by the United States to “own”, “subdue” and “improve” Venezuela is rooted in a time long before the 19th-century Monroe Doctrine. It is rooted in the imperial doctrine of Don Fernando and Dona Juana, King and Queen...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The push for a police republic in Jamaica sounds appealing at first, but it may be a recipe for disaster. A society that cheers on the police for applying their own death penalty for those deemed ‘undesirable’ is setting itself...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Is Jamaica fast losing its sense of aesthetics? The city of Kingston and many other urban locations are becoming eyesores. The central Half-Way Tree intersection is a proof of point. As Hope Road empties before the clock to the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As an electrical engineer who has spent 40 years involved in the electrical energy sector from fossil fuel, wind, solar, lithium batteries and pumped storage hydro, I am compelled to raise a red flag. The events of January 3...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Since the start of the year, the police have reported major seizures of illegal weapons, but these operations have not been without controversy. Several men have been killed in these engagements, and the officers involved...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As in the biblical story of the Magi (Wise Men), Jamaica in 2025 received three gifts or stories that must be told, as they are models for national transformation rooted, not in rhetoric, but in value-centred programmes powered...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Chrystia Freeland held six ministerial roles in Canada’s government during the past disastrous decade, but recently quit her seat in parliament to become an economic development adviser to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to air a serious and growing trend in social media relating to people being defrauded in which serious reputational damage was sustained to their personage and professional practice. As an aggrieved recipient of...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to your article captioned ‘Former UN Judge says call for reform of chief justice’s role principled, not related to appeal court ruling’, published January 10. There is an error in the sentence, “I...
