THE EDITOR, Madam: I started working at a high school in rural Jamaica recently, and was completely shocked at the current state of the school system. Students no longer behave like students, and even with strict punishment, rules are not followed...
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) says Jamaica’s tsunami response protocol was triggered at the weekend. However, it said data supplied by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not indicate a threat that...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is painful to continue reading this same story with no progress or real update. Are the real questions being asked about this? Where is the FBI who were going to get involved? I empathise with Usain Bolt and the other...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Patrick Gallimore, in a Letter to the Editor on February 8, 2025 captioned ‘US voting system is flawed’, pointed out the fact that the system of electing a US president via the Electoral College could result in a person winning...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Open letter to all political candidates campaigning for the Jamaica general election. As you embark on your campaign journey in the lead-up to Jamaica’s general election, we, the people, urge you to use this opportunity to...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to commend the staff at Cornwall Regional Hospital for their exceptional care. I have found great humanity at several public facilities. However, the experience at the Cornwall Regional Hospital is marked with...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica has been a constitutional monarchy, which means we’re technically independent, but still have ties to the British monarchy through the governor general. That’s a bit concerning, because while the governor general mostly...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Patrick Gallimore’s recent letter titled ‘US voting system is flawed’ published on February 8, commented on the worth of the US electoral college. This is a part of the mechanism the founders of the United States installed to...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s industrial culture has long tolerated lax safety standards, and the 2021 Jamalco explosion is a glaring example. Despite clear warnings from monitoring instruments, trained personnel failed to act, resulting in an...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Whether you love or hate him, Donald Trump is taking bold, decisive actions to protect what he sees as United States’ best interest. He moves with a certainty that his people come first. And it makes me wonder – who is moving...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I read with interest the letter to the editor titled ‘Insufficient time to comment on constitutional reform bill’, and in spite of it referring to a deadline for submission of comments of January 29, I am still going to comment...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The US presidential Electoral College voting system is highly and unnecessarily controversial, flawed, and some would even say downright anti-democratic. The US is the only country in the free world where the general elections...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Custos Rotulorum of Hanover Dr David Stair died recently at his home in Pond Piece, Hopewell, Hanover. He was a very hard-working, dedicated and devoted medical doctor in Hanover, and was highly respected. He was known to, at...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Global School Play Day was created in 2015 by a group of six educators: Scott Bedley, Tim Bedley, Eric Saibel, Misty Higgins, Oliver Schinkten, and Bethany Chaffin. These educators were concerned that children were getting less...
THE EDITOR, Madam: “Forgive me, I’m a liar and I got caught” that’s what a great number of followers of the modern, progressive left should be saying after what we’ve seen this past four years in the US. But they won’t. Most will simply wait...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On the 15th day of Donald Trump’s second term as US President, he welcomed the first foreign leader to the White House; no real surprise that it was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During a short welcoming fireside...
THE EDITOR Madam: The ongoing mayhem on Jamaica’s roads is a crisis that shows the growing indiscipline in our society. The blatant disregard for law and order, lack of personal responsibility, and not enough regard and respect for human life,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Travelling from Portmore, St Catherine, to downtown Kingston in the mornings and evenings (during peak hours) takes way too long because of the volume of vehicles on the main roads. This is a major concern for many citizens who...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaican Government must carefully assess the potential economic impact of recent policy proposals by the Trump administration in the United States. One such proposal, backed by the governor of Florida, seeks to impose ID...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Minister Pearnel Charles Jr made mention recently of a new programme to be launched called I am able. The programme, he says, will focus on abilities of all Jamaicans and will serve to inspire all with a particular focus on...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On the evening of February 4, 2025, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump stood side by side at the White House to announce the results of their much-anticipated meeting. It is now clear what...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Open letter to PM Holness. For a nation that recognises the right to own property as a fundamental human right (Article 17 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), it is perplexing that the Government has yet to...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Yet another disturbing statement from President Trump, “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine, where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earths and other things.” At the simplest level, this is the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The disdain for, and departure from traditional values that has now inundated the Jamaican society could hardly be more pronounced than in some bacchanal milieu called funeral service. Under normal circumstances and for normal...
