Letters
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Caribbean justice - delayed and denied
THE EDITOR, Madam: The wires have been singing lately about the appointments of well-regarded Caribbean jurists to international bodies. They, like Bob Marley, often see minimal regard at home for…
December 9, 2025
Get rid of municipal corporations
THE EDITOR, Madam: Mr John Mahfood, former president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, has called for cuts to the size of the public-sector workforce as a way of reducing the…
December 9, 2025
One door to be shut, another kept ajar
THE EDITOR, Madam: Our Reggae Boyz are in pole position for qualification for the 2026 World Cup Finals, and the collection of players which has been assembled over the last few years is finally…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Restore Vale Royal, restore trust
THE EDITOR, Madam:
December 9, 2025
Follow Jesus’ teachings to deal with hopelessness
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is ironical that a person who commits a suicide is someone who believes in life, and happiness. No one comes into this world with a doom-and-gloom state of mind about the…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica’s demographic winter: a crisis ignored
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is quietly sleepwalking into a demographic winter, a chilling reality that threatens not only our population numbers, but the very soul of our culture, productivity, and…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Jamaica becoming a republic remains a pipe dream
THE EDITOR, Madam: Every year when we celebrate our independence, British monarchy being our head of state reminds us that we are not fully independent. On paper, Jamaica is an independent country.…
December 9, 2025
Suicide affects loved ones dearly
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am a bereaved mother who lost my 22-year-old son to suicide one year ago. Losing a child to suicide is described as one of the most traumatic forms of grief and loss. You never…
December 9, 2025
Rebuild by supporting local farmers
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is covered with some dark economic clouds ahead with the second lowest per capita income of US$7,000 in the Caribbean. Our productivity and attitude to work have been on…