THE EDITOR, Madam: On March 10 we marked a significant anniversary. It was on this day in 2020 that Jamaica confirmed its first imported case of COVID-19 – an alarming harbinger of the trials that lay ahead. As we reflect on these early days, it...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is now the most targeted country in Latin America and the Caribbean for cyberattacks, according to Mervyn Eyre, CEO of Fujitsu Caribbean. This concerning trend requires Jamaican businesses to adopt robust cybersecurity...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Obesity is a public health problem associated with the diet of populations that has increased worryingly in the last 20 years. According to estimates from the State of Food Security in the World 2024, the prevalence of obesity...
THE EDITOR, Madam: This is an open letter to Minister of Health and Wellness Christopher Tufton. I write on behalf of countless Jamaican women who are suffering in silence due to the severe lack of access to proper menopause treatment. As a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: There was an appearance of civility between three politicians recently, gathered around a table to hammer out a workable peace plan. But then people’s fingers got nailed in the process and, the posture of politeness and good...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The issue of deadbeat fathers in Jamaica has been an ongoing matter. Their lack of responsibility and accountability to the children that they have helped to create is disheartening. It is my genuine belief that these men...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to express my deep concern about Jamaica’s persistent corruption problem, as highlighted by the recently released Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024. For the seventh consecutive...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaica approaches a pivotal moment in history, the latest reports on voter projections echo a disheartening pattern: ‘we often vote to remove a government, rather than electing one with a clear vision for our future’. This...
Holness warns criminals won’t ‘live to enjoy the fruits of crime’ Any jobs for men? Any training? Any scholarships? What about grants? – @AndreDun001876 Under this Government, it’s becoming more and more clear that it’s not just a dream but a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write in appreciation of Norris McDonald’s column, ‘Cuba, America, and the health crisis: A tale of two systems’. His analysis was a breath of fresh air. For decades, Cuba has been a beacon of medical solidarity, sending...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Few events, if any, in recent history have generated such swift outrage and condemnation from the international community as the recent globally televised train-wreck interaction in the Oval Office at the White House, between...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Donald Trump’s America has suggested that Ukraine give up its territory currently occupied by Russia’s military. I suggest that the former party relinquish territory it holds outside of the continental United States before it...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is at a crossroads. While the country has made significant strides in embracing the digital age, it is also facing an alarming rise in cyberattacks. According to a February 19, 2025 interview in The Jamaica Observer,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Here we go again with the Ministry of Education’s inept approach to resolving incidences of principal and board chair impasse. Such a conundrum in any institution will invariably lead to deterioration in the school climate and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Further to Professor Rosalea Hamilton’s article of 23 February 2025 on having an elected rather than an appointed Senate, I would like to add that we also need to separate the executive and legislative branches of government in...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to bring attention to the debilitating condition of the roads in Spanish Town. Numerous potholes, or should I say craters, are on the roads, creating hazardous driving conditions. Not to mention the open drains...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As the eyes of the world turn towards an unpredictable US president, we who live in Jamaica and the Caribbean need to ensure that our constitutional reform prevents any executive president elected by the people to assume...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Meetings between heads of state are usually very well choreographed when in public together taking questions from the media. What goes on behind closed doors, away from the camera’s unrelenting gaze, is where real white-knuckle...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, there have been recommendations encouraging the Church to be more proactive in society as a respected body. Without even any question of whether a Christian should be steering the political ship in any direction, is...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The absence of a hospital in Portmore, St. Catherine, despite repeated announcements and promises, highlights a concerning gap in Jamaica’s healthcare infrastructure. Portmore, one of the most densely populated areas in the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I received my February JPS bill, and I am livid. However, the offending party is not the JPS but our caring government. The energy policy written in 2009 identified net billing as one of the weaknesses in achieving the 2030...
THE EDITOR, Madam: A recently aired TVJ report on the sewage problems in downtown Kingston has me deeply concerned. The news story highlighted the overpowering stench and filthy water running through some of the streets, conditions that seem out...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The People’s National Party (PNP) and its president, Mark Golding,, continue to do exceptionally well. Golding has fully united the party and by and large, spokespersons have been very outspoken, organised in articulating the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It was reported in The Gleaner of February 16 that churches are experiencing sparse attendance and that there are not enough pastors. Yeshua told us that one of the signs of the end of days would be “because iniquity or...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to urge the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) to modernise its system for distributing life certificates to pensioners. Currently, these certificates are sent exclusively through postal mail, which has proven to be...
