THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing in response to the article, ‘Medical consultants suffer Supreme Court blow’, in The Gleaner on October 4. I concur with the ruling of the court. This is because, as independent contractors, medical consultants or...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is with some level of sadness that I observe public health officials taking the bold-but-necessary action to shut down the crab circle operation, a popular, even iconic, spot for motorists and pedestrians alike to purchase...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As an energy and instrumentation physicist with expertise in nuclear energy and radiation safety, I am writing to clarify and correct a misconception regarding radioactive waste and radiation exposure published by a Discus...
State offers $6m to man locked up for 50 years without trial Everybody mentioning tangibles like money and house it seems. There is little concern about how zoned out he appears as if he has been through some mental toll? And if that’s the case...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is one of the institutions that has the capacity to change how justice is practised around the world, according to legal history. It was founded in 2002 with the bold goal of eradicating impunity on a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Last Thursday, while looking at the theme image and appearance with my year-one French students, I recounted to them an experience I lived in high school. I was in grade 10 at the time. I was entering a classroom and slightly...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Over the past several months, The Gleaner has published articles and letters presenting contrasting views on the suitability of small nuclear power plants as a key part of the country’s energy source. These appear to be in...
THE EDITOR, Madam: We, the undersigned civil society groups and individuals, are calling on the Government of Jamaica to ratify the Escazú Agreement immediately, so that there can be greater cooperation, participation and transparency regarding...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Ganja Growers and Producers Association of Jamaica (GGPAJ) has always condemned the selling of cannabis edibles to minors, and as such calls on the authorities to move swiftly to have the existing protocols observed to...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The conflicting deadlines to apply for review of grades awarded by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in this recent Caribbean Education Certificate Examinations (CSEC) have resulted in some candidates missing out on the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: There has been renewed calls and debates about hairstyles in schools – what should and should not be the norm. Where ongoing dialogue is being had, issues such as violence prevention, sex education, promiscuity among the very...
THE EDITOR, Madam: There has been renewed calls and debates about hairstyles in schools, what should and should not be the norm. Meanwhile, issues such as violence prevention, sex education, promiscuity among the young, and other social ills are...
THE EDITOR, Madam: That adage about a picture being worth a thousand words sprang to mind when opening an email recently. It had a photograph of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looking towards the public gallery of the Canadian parliament...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Financial Gleaner of September 15 carried an article ‘No to local potatoes’. My parents were potato farmers and this has been an issue for a very long time. When the Christiana Potato Growers Cooperative was formed in the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: My heart and prayers go to the 14-year-old who was severely beaten by another student at B B Coke High School. This tragic and unnecessary incident lays bare systemic failures in both the education and healthcare systems. It...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Advocates Network (AN) joins concerned Jamaicans everywhere in expressing uneasiness at the selection of the member of parliament for St Andrew East Rural and the wife of the prime minister, Juliet Holness, as Speaker of...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Here’s an informative note from an old, tired, word-warrior. It’s informative and accurate. You read words; you write words in whatever fashion is available. You use words to communicate and if you’re clever enough to know...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is with great pain that I write this letter to share my concerns about the plight of the nation’s children . We need to stop abusing and murdering our children. I pity the children who were born in the last 20 years as they...
Published:Saturday | September 30, 2023 | 12:06 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is another day and, once again, we are running around the track, passing the baton to another generation to experience issues of absent fathers. It is no secret that crime and violence is Jamaica’s number-one problem, and...
Published:Saturday | September 30, 2023 | 12:06 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing this letter with the hope that it will bring attention to and resolve a vexing issue. I went to the ATM at NCB Bank’s Linstead branch to withdraw money from my account. I put my card in the ATM machine and was...
Published:Saturday | September 30, 2023 | 12:06 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s progress may be hindered if we persist with the current trend of addressing issues by doing away with them. Take, for instance, a recent development. I received a letter from the Jamaica Public Service stating that...
Published:Saturday | September 30, 2023 | 12:06 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: There is a recent report out of Europe highlighting the demise of reggae music. The report claims that the reggae festivals have seen a 50 per cent decrease in attendance alongside a disproportionate rise in artistes’ fees –...
Published:Saturday | September 30, 2023 | 12:05 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: Governance in Jamaica is at an all-time low, especially with the almost daily revelations of allegations of illegality by those who swore to defend the Constitution of Jamaica in the execution of the duties they are appointed/...
Accident survivor wants new highway leg closed after cow crash “How can these cows go roaming, ain’t the owners not concerned about praedial larceny?” – @ForeveryoungFi1 “The authorities need to close all roads in Jamaica until the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Road killings in Jamaica are an existential threat not only to animals, but also to humans. A Spanish teacher at Savanna-la-Mar Primary School recently died in a road collision en route to school in Font Hill, St Elizabeth....
