Letters
January 12, 2026
Reputational damage from artificial intelligence
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to air a serious and growing trend in social media relating to people being defrauded in which serious reputational damage was sustained to their personage and…
January 10, 2026
Letter of the Day | Coming together, like the colours of Jamaican flag
THE EDITOR, Madam: For 63 years, the Jamaican National flag has been a symbol of pride, hope, and resilience, for Jamaicans themselves as well as people all over the world. Being one of the few flags…
January 10, 2026
Drug abuse in Zimbabwe is destroying a generation
THE EDITOR, Madam: It’s sad that Harare, Zimbabwe is in the grip of a deepening drug abuse crisis that is systematically destroying its young population. What was once dismissed as a social problem…
January 10, 2026
Can prayer heal a nation?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Not to pour cold water over a possible good initiative, but one is wondering, how does one reconcile free will with God’s invitation to heal a nation?
January 10, 2026
Learn to abstain or face consequences
THE EDITOR, Madam: I noted with interest The Gleaner’s endorsement of the decriminalisation of sex between minors, even the four-year age difference for the “close in age” exemptions. None of the…
January 9, 2026
Letter of the Day | Concern about increase in police killings justified
THE EDITOR, Madam: As I watched the newscasts on Television Jamaica (TVJ) on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, two items captured my attention. The first was the welcomed reports of a reduction in…
January 9, 2026
Not condoning adult-child sex
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the letter to The Gleaner on January 6, titled “Don’t expand close-in-age exemption, educate the children”, the writer suggests that the Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is…
January 9, 2026
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January 8, 2026
Letter of the Day | A divided America, a dangerous world
THE EDITOR, Madam: For much of its modern history, the United States has projected itself as a guarantor of international stability and a defender of a rules-based global order. Today, however, that…