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 parliament. – @Rudydearest One wonders if the...
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 member states to be an unrealistic one, which...
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 Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA). In a...
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 sitting, the proceedings descended into a spectacle...
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. Led by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) and the Jamaica...
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: much of the violence among our children is...
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, approximately 15 miles from Israel, while the Lebanese...
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 constitutional debate. Barnett outlines the options...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As we approach Teachers’ Day in May it is important to highlight the problem of toxic workplace in the school environment which urgently needs to be addressed. This affects moral of many teachers, their mental health and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent stabbing-death of a 14-year old Seaforth High School student allegedly by a schoolmate, is a stark reminder of how we as a people have allowed violence to play a prominent role in our interactions with one another....
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 has built a legal framework through the Cannabis...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the news report in The Gleaner ‘Malahoo Forte and Opposition MPs pick apart NaRRa Bill’, which highlights a concern that warrants both affirmation and deeper reflection: the troubling...
THE EDITOR: Madam: A degree represents years of sacrifice, commitment, and perseverance. It is therefore disheartening that, despite completing all academic requirements, I have not yet been able to receive mine from Knox Community College (KCC...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The world is at a crossroads, though it has been like that. However, while we cannot “blame di youth”, we must correct them and make restitution regarding our own errors. Naturally, one must defend oneself if attacked, but...
THE EDITOR, Madam: A mother must now endure what no parent should ever be asked to bear: the burial of her child. Yet this loss will not live only in the grave. It will remain in the silence of a home forever changed, in the trauma of a school...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The ongoing congestion and parking issues are becoming a problem in Mandeville town because of an increase in the population and, therefore, traffic. It was said that this new traffic control system (one-way), which was...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As an educator, I am deeply concerned about a growing pattern I encounter daily – the rise of permissive parenting and its impact on our children’s development. Increasingly, we see young people entering school spaces without...
THE EDITOR, Madam: With his extension of the ceasefire for the US and Israel bombing Iran, President Trump acknowledged total dependence on the negotiators in Pakistan, namely Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Army Field Marshall Asim Munir....
THE EDITOR Madam: This is with reference to the recent public commentary on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) suggesting that children and teenagers involved in conflict with the law particularly those portrayed as aggressors in viral videos...
Dozens of UWI students scrambling for exam clearance amid financial strain Why is university education not structured to be affordable for none public goods and services programmes? The programme with less demand should be delivered via open...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Across Jamaica, the rise in school-based violence is being treated primarily as a disciplinary concern. But what if what we are calling indiscipline is actually distress, unprocessed, uncontained, and long ignored, finally...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to commend Mr. Julian Robinson for his recent article and to express strong support for his central thesis that Jamaica’s fiscal challenge is not primarily a matter of tax rates, but of inefficiencies in revenue capture...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I share Minister Vaz’s optimism about Jamaica’s oil prospects and support a balanced approach to our energy future. However, from an engineering standpoint, one core requirement must be addressed: the need for continuous,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Character is not built under pressure; it is exposed by it. When the afternoon showers swept across Kingston last Friday, the city did not simply grind to a halt. It staged an unrehearsed public confession. From Constant Spring...
THE EDITOR, Madam: There is a troubling pattern unfolding across Jamaica that deserves serious public attention. More and more of our housing market is being priced in US dollars. Our island is increasingly being marketed, priced, and developed...
