THE EDITOR, Madam: In a period of increased transparency and acceptance, coupled with unlimited access to the digital world, Gen Zs have been exposed to a plethora of information on relationships and sex. However, this freedom comes with risks....
THE EDITOR, Madam: Professor Hilary Beckles gets a failing grade when he distorts a historical event in West Indies cricket. He asserts that controversial fast bowler Roy Gilchrist was unfairly terminated from Test selection following his...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Marcus Garvey’s rallying cry, “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,” challenges us to acknowledge that legal freedom is hollow if the mind remains shackled. As Garvey proclaimed in 1937: “others might free the body, none...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On June 19 and July 22, 2025, The Gleaner published letters I wrote about my family’s experience at The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). I acknowledged the quality of care provided by health professionals but...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As we approach the commemorations of Emancipation and Independence, it is difficult not to reflect on the stark contrast between the ideals these celebrations represent and the lived experiences of many Jamaicans today. Despite...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to express my deep concern and to seek clarification regarding reports and images circulating on social media showing Jamaica Labour Party campaign events featuring recently acquired school buses that were ostensibly...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Come August 1 and 6, Jamaica will be in full celebration mode. Emancipation Day, Independence Day, festival songs on the radio. Black, green, and gold on every street corner, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen crowned, Speeches about...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It pains me to say this, but St Ann – home to the renowned tourist destination of Ocho Rios and one of Jamaica’s entertainment hotspots – is dirty. From the Trelawny border to the edge of St Mary, one can see garbage is...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As we commemorate Emancipation Day on August 1 – the anniversary of the abolition of chattel slavery in the Colonial British Empire – we must not simply look back with solemn gratitude, but also look around us with vigilance....
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica has long cherished the value of education. In classrooms across the island, we see bright minds with different strengths, dreams, and learning styles. While some students thrive with traditional teaching methods, others...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I have had reasons to drive on the Sir Florizel Glasspole Highway (popularly known as the Rockfort main road) leading up to and beyond the Caribbean Cement Company during nights over the past two months, and on numerous...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On July 18, 2021, Nashawn Brown, who was four years old, was brutally beaten by his stepfather for ‘eating slowly’, resulting in his death. In response to this tragic incident, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The last time Jamaica went to the polls in a parliamentary election was on September 3, 2020 in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. This election was also called several months before it was constitutionally due. During that...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, Television Jamaica aired a news report ‘Uniformed hustlers’ focusing on corrupt police officers who allegedly solicit monies from motorists who have breached the Road Traffic Act and Regulations. The news report...
THE EDITOR, Madam: For decades, schools have allowed children to advance to the next grade, even when they’re not performing at grade level. The call for holding students back to improve learning challenges has been long met with mixed emotions...
Six yrs for child’s beating death I’m speechless – @TheMorrisLand Six years? A joke ting that. – @Terrydon43 Some ppl nuh fi have pickney, which 2yr old eat fast? Seriously, mental checkups should be mandatory from one reaches 18. – @...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Despite national conversations about inclusive education and student support, the lived reality for thousands of families tells a very different story: Jamaica is failing its special needs learners. Recently in Portland,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In a culture increasingly shaped by permissiveness and digital distractions, the value of sexual abstinence before marriage is often dismissed as outdated. But with rising emotional instability, high divorce rates, and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The People’s National Party extends heartfelt congratulations to Andre Russell on the occasion of his final international cricket match, played last evening at Sabina Park, his home ground and the spiritual heart of Jamaican...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It’s saddening. Seventeen people lost their lives in a horrifying accident on the morning of July 22, 2025 in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, not because they died on impact, but because help never came in time. A heavily laden truck...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is a young nation – over 60 per cent of our population is under 30 years old. Yet despite years of political rhetoric declaring youth as ‘the future’ real, sustained investment in their development remains dangerously...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I wonder if there is an escape from the depressingly mundane scope of the electioneering that, as usual, typifies Jamaican politics. Sure, there are people here who sorely need better public services, better facilities and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Given the Government’s increasing digitalisation policy, which, has proved to be a good thing, over the past eight years, it seems to me that one critical area of national life has been left out of the Government’s transition...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The scourge of political violence is a painful past that Jamaicans should never have to experience again. The impending general election in Jamaica has triggered a wave of campaigning across the island. The political...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am not an iconoclast. I too join in celebrating the towering achievements of Robert Nesta Marley – a creative genius whose discipline, independent thought, tenacity, and resilience remain unmatched. These were not merely...
