THE EDITOR, Madam: The Government of Jamaica’s decision to discontinue the long-standing medical cooperation agreement with Cuba has reopened an important national conversation about labour standards, sovereignty, and foreign partnerships. While...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent reports aired on TVJ News revealing that vendors are openly selling vapes, sex toys, and ganja to high school students are deeply troubling. While laws exist to punish such acts, enforcement alone cannot fix what is...
THE EDITOR, Madam: CARICOM is broken. The recent glaring foreign policy and philosophical differences on Cuba, vocally expressed by Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Guyana’s Prime Minster Dr Irfaan Ali, is another...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to congratulate Dr Simone Dundas Byles , founding president of Jamaica Association of Paediatric Surgeons, whose professionalism in childcare was recognised internationally. Dr Dundas Byles’ exemplary work (supervisor...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The conversation about Jamaica’s declining birth rate often focuses on numbers, but behind those statistics are women who must consider having children. Several women have told me about how they were treated at public...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Filling a grocery bag in Jamaica is now a difficult task. It’s frightening that a tin of bully beef – the usual ‘quick-fix’ for the working class – is now a luxury item costing between $500 to $700. We have reached a point...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The rapid decline of community values in Jamaica is a problem that I believe needs to be taken seriously. Many communities in the past were known for their strong sense of cooperation, respect, and unity. Neighbours looked out...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In recent years, I have gained a deeper appreciation for the caregivers who support us throughout life’s journey. From birth and adolescence to rehabilitation, disability support, geriatric care, and hospice service, caregivers...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Cuba/Jamaica relations have resurfaced again. This time it has taken on a more significant geopolitical tone based on recent development from the Donald Trump administration as well as CARICOM. Prime Minister Andrew Holness...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The world is on fire. Incessant bombardment of Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon, and hunger, destruction and displacement, at this moment facing the unbombed. Immigrants of colour are painted as unwanted and illegal and iced in the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the letter to the editor ‘Moral clarity on Iran’. Let me state clearly. You will not find many Muslims defending the authoritarian rule of Ayatollah Khomeini. Religion was used as a tool to cement...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica ended its nearly 50-year medical cooperation programme with Cuba, which raises serious concerns about the future of healthcare access and educational opportunity in our region. For decades, the Cuban medical programme...
THE EDITOR, Madam: For more than half a century, Cuban doctors have quietly helped hold together the fragile seams of Jamaica’s public health system. From rural clinics to busy emergency rooms, they have served communities where there were simply...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Gleaner’s editorial of Friday, March 6, ‘Partnering with Africa’, raises an important and timely issue for Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. For decades, Caribbean economies have depended heavily on a narrow range of...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Under the leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe continues to face deepening economic hardship that has forced thousands of its citizens to leave the country in search of stability and opportunity abroad. While...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Few international partnerships have quietly shaped Jamaica’s healthcare system as profoundly as the medical cooperation programme with Cuba, which has now come to an end after nearly five decades. For many Jamaicans,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent rhetoric surrounding Cuba and other sovereign nations should concern every Caribbean citizen who understands our history. When powerful leaders speak casually about takeovers or imply authority over another country’s...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Four days after bombs and rockets began raining onto political and military targets throughout Iran, President Trump hosted a press conference in the Oval Office, during his meeting with the Chancellor of Germany. The bombings...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent viral interview featuring the son of a well-known Jamaican musician has sparked intense public reaction. Much of the chatter has fixated on his startling phrase, “mi nearly turn fish,” reducing his testimony to a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am speaking out because of an incident that occurred on March 2, 2026, around 3 p.m. on Old Henry Lane. What happened to me should not happen to any Jamaican citizen. I am a father providing for my one-year-old daughter by...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Three years ago I wrote to you complaining about the state of the road leading up to Meadowrest Memorial Gardens in St Catherine. I had reason to travel to that cemetery last Saturday – and to my surprise the road had undergone...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In times of war, headlines move faster than reflection. Missiles fly, alliances strain, and global anxiety deepens. Yet alongside military analysis and diplomatic statements, another narrative quietly emerges – one that frames...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In September 2022, Mahsa Jina Amini – a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman – was arrested by Iran’s Morality Police for an improperly worn hijab and died in custody three days later. Millions took to the streets chanting Zan,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Kristen Gyles has rightly diagnosed Jamaica’s bureaucracy as a chokehold on productivity, but her analysis invites a deeper probe into the cultural myths that sustains it. When we brand Jamaicans as a ‘chilled’ people, we...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In recent months, there have been warning about a looming demographic crisis, which at times describe it as a “perfect storm” of population decline, ageing, and migration. While these concerns deserve serious attention, the...
