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,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent incident involving abduction of six-year-old student Anka Glasgow, who was taken from her school in Clarendon by a man who gained access to the school has highlighted the urgent need for schools to implement and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the wake of the recent hurricane, many Jamaicans remain without electricity, including in communities that were not heavily damaged by the storm itself. While the Jamaica Public Service continues to work to restore power as...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Western Jamaica is facing a waste management crisis that threatens public health, economic recovery, and national stability. What we are witnessing is the predictable outcome of years of underinvestment in equipment, manpower...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I read with great interest the article quoting state minister Elon Thompson speaking to the need to remove health facilities from the shorelines of the areas devastated by Hurricane Melissa. This is something that should be...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It has become painfully clear that Jamaica is facing a housing crisis that the authorities have yet to confront. People who live and work here can no longer afford a home. Every day, new ‘luxury’ developments rise across the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is important that we make sure our kids have safe places to learn and grow, and I think we really need to step up our efforts to make that happen. Unfortunately, we know that many kids face various dangers, not only in their...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It’s not fair to Shai Hope, a shocking performance by West Indies batters. West Indies could’ve won the first and the second Tests. The excuse cannot be that both Josephs are ruled out injured, so the team has been at a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa has left many residents in St Elizabeth, Hanover, Trelawny, St James, and Westmoreland grappling with the daunting task of rebuilding their lives. With homes destroyed, livelihoods lost, and many employers in...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which has devastated so many communities across Jamaica, and as we rally to address this immediate crisis, we must also confront Jamaica’s struggle with low literacy levels among our children...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is now obligated to repay the US$150 million Government of Jamaica (GOJ) loan plus another US$200 million loan from other lending agencies. Is it that this set of scenarios not lead the JPS to...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica stands at a critical moral, legal, and humanitarian crossroads as we continue to turn away groups of Haitian asylum seekers who arrive on our shores in desperation. The pattern has become painfully familiar: overloaded...
Quick action by councillor leads to rescue of missing Clarendon girl, man arrested I wonder if it’s so easy for a stranger to walk onto a school compound and take a child that doesn’t belong to him and no one notice that the child was missing...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Cassandra, the Greek myth of a woman cursed to tell truths that no one believes, must resonate throughout the islands of the Caribbean. A United Nations Development Programme report estimated that Caribbean countries suffered a...
