Letters
December 20, 2025
Letter of the Day | Our children deserve better
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…
December 20, 2025
Cultivate culture of social responsibility
THE EDITOR, Madam: I wish to commend Mr Ronald Thwaites for his thought-provoking article in The Gleaner, dated December 15, titled ‘Why Civility Matters’. The article aptly highlights the absence of…
December 20, 2025
Meaningful dialogues on fertility are important
THE EDITOR, Madam: I recently watched a video in which the minister of health engaged members of the public, particularly men, in discussion about declining sperm counts and reduced rates of…
December 20, 2025
Reject JFJ’s recommendations
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent call by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) for decriminalisation of consensual sex between minors requires urgent scrutiny. While framed as a human rights issue, the proposal…
December 19, 2025
Letter of the Day | Queer agenda undermines moral and spiritual fabric
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…
December 19, 2025
Rethinking the education process for today’s children
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…
December 19, 2025
Children in media: To show or not to show their faces
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…
December 18, 2025
Letter of the Day | A call for transparency, clarity, and public reassurance
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…
December 18, 2025
Can ...Jamaican leaders ever be reliably humane?
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…