THE EDITOR, Madam: The massive, unrelenting fires, currently, decimating parts of drought-ridden California are a horrific sight to behold. Two practical ways of solving or, at least, mitigating the negative effects of these yearly wildfires are...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent incidents at several Jamaican high schools have led me to question the unchecked power of principals. A viral video showed a McGrath High School student claiming his principal locked him out of school due to untrimmed...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Astronauts typically express awe and even love for the beautiful Earth below while they’re in orbit. I wonder how they feel when seeing such raging, massive blazes as the firestorm viciously consuming a large swathe of Los...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The National Leadership Prayer Breakfast theme for 2025 is ‘Righteousness exalts a Nation’. While this is true, I feel the second part of this passage may be a more appropriate theme, ‘but sin is a reproach to any people’....
THE EDITOR, Madam: In recent times, there has been an increase in complaints on social media accusing banks in Jamaica of misconduct. Many people find it easier to post their grievances online, assuming it will amplify their concerns and expedite...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The idea of pursuing higher education abroad has increasingly become a viable alternative for Jamaican students. For many, the opportunity provides access to First-World education, cultural exposure, and networking...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I have been listening to a public service advertisement on the radio about the road to becoming a republic, sponsored by the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs. I find this advertisement to be quite misleading, as it...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent controversy surrounding a Jamaican schoolboy TikToker, known as ‘Dubleblacks’, has reignited an important conversation about hair grooming standards in schools. It’s a discussion that exposes the need to re-examine...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Reverend Bernella McKenzie died on December 7, 2024. She worked at the Jamaica Library Service for over 25 years before she retired as a senior administrator, and, during all of that, was a faithful missionary all over the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is akin to being given a plate and fork and told to sit and wait for food that will be planted. You may wonder to what I want to try to highlight. I am talking about the Spring Village bridge. In September 2022, the Spring...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has been widely heralded as a means of reducing transportation costs and advancing environmental goals. However, within the Jamaican context, the operational and infrastructural realities...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Commendations are due to Commanding Officer of the St James police division, Superintendent Eron Samuels, and his entire hard-working team of police officers, with St James recording 62 less murders compared to 2023. This is a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On January 3 the National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, was being interviewed on Nationwide 90FM about the welcoming news of crime reduction in Jamaica last year. He commended the security force and spoke about several...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Stewart Jacobs, president of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), recently renewed calls for teachers to be paid based on their performance. Jacobs suggested that this approach could help combat...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Golden Globes Awards ceremony brought the show-business elite to the Beverly Hills Hotel on January 5 dressed in designer gowns and dazzling jewels for a night of decadent self-indulgence, vainglorious self-congratulations...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is riding the social media wave, with influencers becoming key players in shaping opinions, trends, and even consumer habits (Jackson, 2024). These digital darlings, buzzing across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, have...
THE EDITOR, MADAM: “What is your biggest regret in life?” This question, posed by a popular Jamaican content creator, made me reflect deeply. My answer would be: not learning financial literacy at an early age. In my youth, education was...
THE EDITOR, Madam: A fair amount of pounding has been given to the road conditions that currently exist, because no normal person looks forward to zigzagging around the many potholes that randomly pop up as one drives along the roadway. Potholes...
THE EDITOR, Madam: St Thomas was the only parish without a town clock in the country. It came as a relief for me and other residents of the parish when former Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Hubert Williams took the initiative to install a digital...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As we move into a general election year, it’s impossible not to reflect on its co-relationship with the recent Christmas season. For many foreign visitors, the holiday was a joyous time filled with family celebrations and the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The chronic, inadequate attention to our markets is in stark contrast to the ambitious plans expressed for agriculture and, by extension, our farming communities. It is also a reflection of the failure of successive governments...
THE EDITOR, Madam: There has been much talk about gender equity in Jamaica. Whereas gender affairs have been elevated to ministerial oversight, we have a lot of ground to make up, especially in the field of sports, to include media coverage....
DEAR EDITOR, Madam: The inspiring story of Elisa Whyte, a recipient of the Supreme Ventures Foundation 20th Anniversary Scholarship, warmed my heart and filled me with hope. The story, carried in The Gleaner on Saturday, brought to light Elisa’s...
THE EDITOR, Madam: This is a general election year where cost of living, crime, and corruption are the three major issues. Looking at the recent statistics, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) will have the advantage in fighting crime. Pointing out...
