Letters
10 Jan, 2026
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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…
10 Jan, 2026
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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…
10 Jan, 2026
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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?
10 Jan, 2026
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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…
09 Jan, 2026
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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…
09 Jan, 2026
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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…
09 Jan, 2026
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08 Jan, 2026
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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…
08 Jan, 2026
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One job is no longer enough!
THE EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaica settles into a new year and looks ahead to 2026, it is time to honestly revisit how we define work, productivity, and survival in this economy. The cost of living has…