Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:13 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: Attorney-at-law Bert Samuels raises an important and timely concern about language, power, and identity in post-emancipation societies. His reference to Roots, adapted from the work of Alex Haley, is apt: the renaming of Kunta...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:12 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: Given the current disruptions to the schools that are still facilitating Hurricane Melissa victims, permanent and practical solutions must be found. In this era of climate challenges and climate change, and given that Jamaica...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:11 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: ‘Trump’s ‘oily’ reasoning is not entirely unreasonable, as it is ExxonMobil that added their technology to the raw material to create Venezuela’s wealth from oil in the finding and processing of the resource. Now America is...
Published:Wednesday | December 24, 2025 | 12:10 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaican governments do not wield the power people think it does. More than half of the expectations placed on it are beyond its control. The power lies with the two per cent who control 95 per cent of the economy. They...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Just a few years ago, I would have completely rejected the idea of using desalination plants for water supply but after reading Kristen Gyles thoughtful piece on the topic in The Gleaner on Friday, December 19, my thinking has...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Alex Haley’s TV series Roots casts his slavery re-enactment story around the renaming of an enslaved young man through cruel flogging. Kunta Kinte – called ‘Kunta’ by his parents before his kidnapping and capture by white slave...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Government institutions such as the National Water Commission (NWC) have perfected the art of turning necessary infrastructure upgrades into exercises in human suffering. Too often, their operations make daily life unbearable,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Few public officials in modern Jamaica have served as long in a single portfolio as Justice Minister Delroy Chuck. Such longevity invites neither praise nor condemnation by default; it demands careful evaluation. The proper...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The US has been involved with Venezuela since oil was discovered there about a century ago, and, for a time, major American companies controlled 98 per cent of the production. Things changed when President Andrés Pérez...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It was recently announced by the United States administration that they have imposed travel bans against citizens of countries like Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria. They have also imposed restrictions on...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent call by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) for decriminalisation of consensual sex between minors requires urgent scrutiny. While framed as a human rights issue, the proposal fundamentally seeks to recognise a legal...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I recently watched a video in which the minister of health engaged members of the public, particularly men, in discussion about declining sperm counts and reduced rates of fatherhood. The minister is to be commended for...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I wish to commend Mr Ronald Thwaites for his thought-provoking article in The Gleaner, dated December 15, titled ‘Why Civility Matters’. The article aptly highlights the absence of civility in Jamaican leadership and urges us...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the recent article “Consensual sex between minors should not be a crime”, which represents a troubling direction for a society already grappling with moral confusion, emotional trauma, and...
THE EDITOR Madam: A man has reportedly been taken into custody after being intercepted with a six-year-old girl who was allegedly taken from her school in May Pen, Clarendon. While the swift intervention of the authorities is commendable, the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent launch of the Equality For All Foundation’s updated queer agenda highlights the group’s insistence on promoting values that contradict Jamaica’s moral and spiritual fabric. The practice of buggery is illegal in...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I read with great interest the absorbing article by Ruthlyn James in The Gleaner of Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in which she defined what student engagement assistants should be doing to benefit students with disabilities in...
Open letter to the Director of Public Prosecutions THE EDITOR, Madam: This open letter is written in the public interest and with full respect for the constitutional independence of your Office under Section 94 of the Constitution of Jamaica...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As someone who works behind the scenes at major events, I feel compelled to speak up in defence of Jamaica’s carnival promoters and the thousands of workers who depend on these events to earn a living. For many of us, carnival...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The letter from Fi We Children Foundation places a stark, necessary spotlight on Jamaica’s routine refusal of Haitian asylum seekers. It argues, correctly, that our current policy of swift repatriation directly violates the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I wish to register my strong objection to the suggestion that consensual sex between minors should not be treated as a criminal matter in Jamaica. Whatever the legal intention behind this proposal, it is fundamentally...
Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:06 AM
THE EDITOR: Madam: The National Prayer Vigil remains one of Jamaica’s most meaningful spiritual traditions, and Christian churches deserve commendation for sustaining it faithfully over the years. They have carried the country through seasons of...
Published:Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 12:05 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: The chief justice of Jamaica was recently spanked by its Court of Appeal for inappropriate behaviour that led to a conviction for murder being quashed. This is not abnormal in and of itself as magistrates and high court judges...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Reference is made to the article titled ‘Concrete Deck or Zinc – What’s the Best Option?’ by Jamel Banton, published in The Gleaner on December 15. The article was well written, timely, and highly informative, particularly in...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The people of Parottee in St Elizabeth are certainly in dire circumstances. This is clearly seen in a video done by Jamaica Walk By. For the record, this is not unique, as many villages in St Elizabeth and less so Manchester,...
