THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s industrial culture has long tolerated lax safety standards, and the 2021 Jamalco explosion is a glaring example. Despite clear warnings from monitoring instruments, trained personnel failed to act, resulting in an...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Whether you love or hate him, Donald Trump is taking bold, decisive actions to protect what he sees as United States’ best interest. He moves with a certainty that his people come first. And it makes me wonder – who is moving...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I read with interest the letter to the editor titled ‘Insufficient time to comment on constitutional reform bill’, and in spite of it referring to a deadline for submission of comments of January 29, I am still going to comment...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The US presidential Electoral College voting system is highly and unnecessarily controversial, flawed, and some would even say downright anti-democratic. The US is the only country in the free world where the general elections...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Custos Rotulorum of Hanover Dr David Stair died recently at his home in Pond Piece, Hopewell, Hanover. He was a very hard-working, dedicated and devoted medical doctor in Hanover, and was highly respected. He was known to, at...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Global School Play Day was created in 2015 by a group of six educators: Scott Bedley, Tim Bedley, Eric Saibel, Misty Higgins, Oliver Schinkten, and Bethany Chaffin. These educators were concerned that children were getting less...
THE EDITOR, Madam: “Forgive me, I’m a liar and I got caught” that’s what a great number of followers of the modern, progressive left should be saying after what we’ve seen this past four years in the US. But they won’t. Most will simply wait...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On the 15th day of Donald Trump’s second term as US President, he welcomed the first foreign leader to the White House; no real surprise that it was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During a short welcoming fireside...
THE EDITOR Madam: The ongoing mayhem on Jamaica’s roads is a crisis that shows the growing indiscipline in our society. The blatant disregard for law and order, lack of personal responsibility, and not enough regard and respect for human life,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Travelling from Portmore, St Catherine, to downtown Kingston in the mornings and evenings (during peak hours) takes way too long because of the volume of vehicles on the main roads. This is a major concern for many citizens who...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaican Government must carefully assess the potential economic impact of recent policy proposals by the Trump administration in the United States. One such proposal, backed by the governor of Florida, seeks to impose ID...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Minister Pearnel Charles Jr made mention recently of a new programme to be launched called I am able. The programme, he says, will focus on abilities of all Jamaicans and will serve to inspire all with a particular focus on...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On the evening of February 4, 2025, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump stood side by side at the White House to announce the results of their much-anticipated meeting. It is now clear what...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Open letter to PM Holness. For a nation that recognises the right to own property as a fundamental human right (Article 17 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), it is perplexing that the Government has yet to...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Yet another disturbing statement from President Trump, “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine, where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earths and other things.” At the simplest level, this is the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The disdain for, and departure from traditional values that has now inundated the Jamaican society could hardly be more pronounced than in some bacchanal milieu called funeral service. Under normal circumstances and for normal...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Employers across industries demand loyalty from their employees, yet they operate under ‘at-will’ policies or impose ultimatums that undermine job security. Loyalty should be a two-way street, but in practice, it is often one-...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I have never seen more bare-facedness than from persons who oppose US President Donald Trump’s policies. The USA has the right to do as they please with their money; that includes donating it, spending it or not. One-fifth of the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie’s call – ”If not bauxite, then what?”– is as old as Jamaica’s Independence, yet our leaders behave as if this is a sudden crisis. The truth? The decline of bauxite was always inevitable. The real...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Immigration reform continues to be a polarising issue, and the debate surrounding US birthright citizenship is no exception. There are individuals who exploit the 14th Amendment, coming to the United States with the sole...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to bring attention to the mental health crisis. It’s a reality that many of us see, feel, and experience daily. It’s everywhere, and yet so many of us remain silent, waiting for someone else to take action. The...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to address issue of potholes on the roads across Jamaica. While cold asphalt patching and double-surface dressing is commonly used for driveways and areas affected by inclement weather, the roads present unique...
THE EDITOR, Madam: How can justice that can only be accessed by a small minority be better than an itinerant court that is accessible to Jamaican and other Caribbean citizens? How can so-called justifiable arguments be used against implementing...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am wondering what the kerfuffle is all about when Spice visited a school and spent time with those students. After all, isn’t what she does considered a profession? It does provide for herself and her family and has...
THE EDITOR, Madam: When Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in 2016, American evangelist Franklin Graham declared: “Hundreds of thousands of Christians from across the United States have been praying. This year, they came out...
