Letters
01 May, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Jamaica should lead to unite the Caribbean
THE EDITOR, Madam: Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr. Andrew Holness, noted in his speech before the CARICOM body in February 2026 that he believed the idea of ‘Political Uniformity’ among the CARICOM…
01 May, 2026
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Readers’ reactions
MPs voting on NaRRA bill after mace incident prompts suspension of PNP’s Brown-Burke She interfered with the mace. Nobody come cute it up bout an “incident involving the mace.” She disrespected the…
30 Apr, 2026
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Letter of the Day | NaRRA: Where have all the PWDs gone?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Those born before, or shortly after, Independence will readily understand the acronym PWD – the Public Works Department. I thought of the PWD when I heard about the National…
30 Apr, 2026
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Civil society or political proxy?
THE EDITOR, Madam: The latest intervention by a coalition of 28 so-called civil society organisations opposing the NaRRA Bill exposes a level of hypocrisy Jamaicans should no longer ignore.
30 Apr, 2026
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A shameful display in the House
THE EDITOR, Madam: I wish to express the profound concern of patriotic Jamaicans following the shameful events in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 28. During what became an 11-hour…
29 Apr, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Meaningful constitutional reform requires bipartisan consensus
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent commentary by Lloyd Barnett in The Gleaner, titled Selecting Jamaica’s Final Court of Appeal, makes a timely and constructive contribution to Jamaica’s ongoing…
29 Apr, 2026
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Israel, Lebanon, and the courage to choose peace
THE EDITOR, Madam: The last Hezbollah-Israel war ended with a ceasefire in 2006. UN Security Council Resolution 1701 stipulated that Hezbollah forces would remain north of the Litani River,…
29 Apr, 2026
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Violence in schools requires healing, not only control
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent discussions on violence in our schools rightly call for urgent and sustained action. However, if we are to move beyond managing symptoms, we must confront a deeper reality:…
28 Apr, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Jamaica’s cannabis industry needs realism, not hype
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s cannabis industry deserves serious discussion, not easy slogans. Too often, we speak as if domestic reform automatically created wide export access. It did not. Jamaica…