Letters
27 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | What has violence made us become?
THE EDITOR, Madam: As I grow, I have realised that Jamaica faces many issues with violence. One of the island’s most serious problems is gun violence. As a 16-year-old student growing up in Jamaica,…
27 Oct, 2026
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NaRRA must learn from the past without being trapped by it
THE EDITOR, Madam: Louis Moyston’s letter, ‘NaRRA: Where Have All the PWDs Gone?’, raises a useful question: what lessons can Jamaica draw from the former Public Works Department (PWD) as the…
27 Oct, 2026
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Making decisions and thinking after
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Sligoville and similar incidents are examples of making decisions and thinking about them afterwards; otherwise, there would hardly be any regrets or reasons for tears. When a…
26 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Cease and desist forcibly removing humans to Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Madam: How could the government, on behalf of us Jamaicans, agree with the US to accept third-country nationals who are being forcibly removed from the US to Jamaica, and more so during…
26 Oct, 2026
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Simply tell us the truth
THE EDITOR, Madam: In mid-September, there was great media ballyhoo when the European Union (EU) offered Canada an associate membership of that 27-nation alliance. Prime Minister Mark Carney was…
26 Oct, 2026
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Balancing political priorities and technical needs in road repairs
THE EDITOR, Madam: When a road is damaged, residents naturally want it repaired as quickly as possible. They may contact their councillor, member of parliament or the relevant road authority to seek…
24 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Strengthening devotional guidelines for schools
THE EDITOR, Madam: I welcome the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s revised October 2026 Guidelines on devotional exercises in public educational institutions.
24 Oct, 2026
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Recording the journey, not just the destination
THE EDITOR, Madam: Dr Garth Rattray’s column, ‘Aptitude, Attitude or Both’, published in The Sunday Gleaner of October 4, got me thinking about a part of Jamaican education that we rarely look at…
24 Oct, 2026
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That Five Miles tragedy
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to The Gleaner editorial on the Five Miles tragedy, and would like to extend condolences to the families of Corporal Trevoy Shaw and Constable Devoney…