THE EDITOR, Madam: Growing up in the small English town of Camborne, my early childhood consisted mainly of kicking a football around or playing cricket with a rubber ball on the street where we lived. None of the kids in our working-class...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Some of these men of the cloth, so-called pastors, continue to gaze into the heavens with admiration while their hearts are immersed in greed and corruption. Church leaders should inform both the people and the Government of...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Mickel Jackson, of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), recently called for decriminalising consensual sex between minors. She went on to show stats , inadvertently, that though the law exists, it’s not a deterrent. How decriminalising...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to Tony Deyal’s column about Barbados in The Gleaner. It was genuinely exciting to revisit the country through his words. Having visited Barbados myself, I fell in love with the island and its...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Government’s announcement of a J$75 million allocation to churches for hurricane recovery has generated considerable public debate. Many people are arguing that churches, as institutions, are generally well resourced and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Love and support are extended to our fellow Jamaicans who have been affected by Hurricane Melissa. Thankfully, they have maintained their hope, demonstrating the truth of the saying, “where there is hope, there is life”....
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to share my experiences last month when I was travelling on the south coast from Kingston. On reaching the Little London Police Station in Westmoreland, I saw several motorcyclists passing me with riders not...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the recent comments made by Everald Warmington, member of parliament for South Western St Catherine, regarding the government’s allocation of $75 million to rebuild churches damaged by Hurricane...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the article by Dennis Minott in In Focus, Sunday Gleaner of December 28. It is a great article, but there are caveats. Although there may be skilled labourers from Haiti, Jamaica has been dealing...
Sports journalist and broadcaster Donald Oliver has passed away I was not expecting this news. – @_romeko No sah me nuh think me a read right. OMG. This is sad. – @PrettyFace_SM Donald and I used to be scorers for church cricket matches while...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As closed 2025 filled with speeches, promises, dreams, challenges, and visions that at times seemed to whirl away like a sudden whirlwind, we pause to reflect. Even when our dawn felt distant, each ending carried within it the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write with a heavy yet hopeful heart in the wake of the devastating hurricane that has tested our nation. I understand the impulse to support churches as pillars of solace, community, and leadership in times of crisis....
THE EDITOR, Madam: Peace and peaceful coexistence must be the objective of every leader in CARICOM, indeed in the hemisphere. Peace is, in fact, the stated objective of every war. If that were not so, there would be perpetual fighting. The issue...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As a Jamaican whose identity includes a complex weaving of Maroon resistance, Haitian tenacity, and East Indian ceremonial richness, I stand in hybrid vigour supporting The Gleaner’s December 27, editorial, ‘Preserving Jamaica’...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 12:06 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: At a NATO meeting in Brussels about three weeks before Christmas, Foreign Minister Anita Anand announced that Canada was contributing $250,000 into a fund for military capabilities to help Ukraine. Ms Anand proudly noted that...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 12:05 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is said that anticipations frequently provide more stimulus than their realisation. The joys and elations that accompanies expectation are often betrayed by the reality. New years, have long revved up the spirits of those...
Published:Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 12:05 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing not just as an unemployed graduate, but as a Jamaican who did what our society consistently tells young people to do: get an education, improve yourself, and contribute meaningfully to national development. I hold...
THE EDITOR: Madam: As we step into a new year, a personal dream that the post-Hurricane Melissa rebuilding will move beyond roads, bridges, and houses to the reconstruction of the very values that shape who we are. Recovery must be both physical...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Two months after Hurricane Melissa, the post-cabinet press briefing reported that there are approximately 100 shelters still active, housing approximately 1,107 displaced persons. Efforts are being made to bring aid to those...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The BBC’s report on calls to halt the Church of England’s £100m fund addressing its historical links to slavery risks overlooking a crucial dimension of Anglican history beyond England. The funds in question are not abstract...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the wake of Hurricane Melissa and the ongoing challenges with our electricity supply, more people are turning to solar power. Unfortunately, the rapid growth of the solar industry has also created an environment where too...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Caribbean is awash during the December festivities with messages from our leadership that do not reflect the reality of the homeless, the unemployed and poor finances. This year, those bon mots will vaporise into the New...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hardship is often seen as evidence of failure and unworthiness – especially when others with equal chances seem more positive and self-fulfilled than you. It may result in sharpened feelings of personal abjection. Hurricane...
THE EDITOR, Madam: ‘Tis the season to give and receive, right? The holiday season is often seen by some of us as a blessing, a burden and a curse. The gathering of family and friends, the giving of gifts to all, demands much from us. Perhaps you...
