Police called in to calm eager crowd at KFC in Linstead Ackee and salt fish been officially replaced by KFC as the national dish. – @tglee14 What these securities need to do is let in 50 persons or so per round. That way they’d be able to...
THE EDITOR, Madam: More than a decade ago, the world watched in awe as young people across the Arab world rose up against oppressive regimes. ‘Arab Spring’ was driven by cries for democracy, justice, and economic opportunity. But Jamaica needs a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On June 18, KFC Jamaica marked its 50th anniversary with ‘Buy one, get one free’ promotion. Long lines formed outside outlets across the island many filled with schoolchildren still in their uniforms, and families eagerly...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As I entered Kingston from Montego Bay recently, a troubling sight caught my attention: scores of children, many of them alarmingly young, weaving through traffic and begging at major intersections. Though it might have been...
THE EDITOR, Madam: My recent experience at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Hospital with my 89-year-old mother was a mix of frustration, admiration, and concern, perhaps a microcosm of Jamaica’s healthcare system. While there were...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Today I had the opportunity to read The Sunday Gleaner with Howard Mitchell’s commentary. I must commend him on this excellent overview of the role of the citizens, and the role of their parliamentary representatives. For too...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The impression given by those who support the auditor general remaining as a commissioner at the Integrity Commission is that the current external audit report provided by a contracted external audit firm is a suitable...
THE EDITOR; Madam: Fevers are dangerous, and ‘campaign fever’ can prove fatal to a healthy democracy. Despite the absence of an election date, ‘campaign fever’ is beginning to take a serious toll on our politicians, the evidence of which lies in...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Historical records indicate that parades were first held about 4,000 years ago to celebrate the Mesopotamian religious festival of Akitu; they soon included royal investitures and military victories, as Babylonians realised...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Minister of Education, Dana Morris Dixon, recently announced that there will be adjustments to the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Examination, a three-year-long assessment done by grade 4 to 6 students, and the results of which...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I want to share my concerns about the increase in violence against women and children. This issue speaks to deeper problems of fear, abuse, and trauma. Recently, I listened to a discussion where a media figure asked a group of...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Tourism is a major contributor to the national GDP and one of the country’s top employers. Logistics, though, is the invisible engine that keeps this sector running. From visitors booking their flights to them enjoying their...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The minister of education’s announcement that reading as a subject is being brought back in the primary school curriculum, and reports about the low level of literacy in a Corporate Area high school, are contrasting stories...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing not just as a concerned citizen, but as a resident, on behalf of my community, whose right to peace, rest, and security has been steadily eroded by the unchecked establishment of nightlife businesses in residential...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Many may see gambling as a means of economic survival in a society where the gap between the haves and the have nots is expanding. Some see gambling as a light of hope – perhaps even the ticket to an early, stress-free...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On Tuesday, June 10, an article, ‘Pembroke Hall High faces literacy crisis’, was published in The Gleaner. I do not wish to defend or refute any of the data given, as they are accurate and easily verifiable, but rather to add...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I read with great surprise, or should I say horror, The Gleaner article titled ‘Pembroke Hall High faces literacy crisis’ which highlighted the plight of Grade 7 students at a high school here in Kingston. The article states...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I vividly recall one of my high school fifth form literature lessons where we explored the compound verbs ‘has been’ and ‘had been’ which are both perfect forms of the irregular verb ‘to be’. Our literature teacher, Peter...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the article, ‘Hinds promises stricter work permit regulations to protect J’can jobs,’ published in The Gleaner on June 11. Both Hinds and the minister of labour, Pearnel Charles Jr, need to give a...
Pembroke Hall High faces literacy crisis This is sad. It’s not the children’s fault. It’s a broken education system, lack of resources, societal impact, pedagogy and curriculum still under-graded by teacher centric instead of learner centred...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On June 9, Jamaica became one of 18 countries that ratified the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) also known as the High Seas Treaty, bringing the total to 50 (at the time of writing) –...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As Father’s Day quickly approaches, I imagine the joy of families as they contemplate what to gift their fathers for this special occasion. I picture children going through their dads’ wish lists, trying to decide which gift...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The arrest and subsequent deportation of Swedish climate and political activist Greta Thunberg by the Israeli military was a detailed example of what not to do. She was drawing attention to an issue about which she was...
THE EDITOR, Madam: If hilarity were the offspring of folly, derision would be industry of the prudent. Russia’s Mr. Putin initiates a campaign of warfare against his neighbour, Ukraine. Ukraine in one of its most recent responses, reportedly...
THE EDITOR, Madam: When Jamaica’s Data Protection Act came into full effect, the country took a significant step towards aligning with global privacy standards. However, this progress has been accompanied by a concerning trend, a noticeable...
