THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won the latest local government elections according to our rules. But something interesting happened – both the JLP and the People’s National Party (PNP) said they won before the official count...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaicans should reconsider travel to the United States. The shootings at the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade is the most recent example of a country that has for the year-to date officially recorded 48 mass shootings. On...
THE EDITOR, Madam: With the controversy of the most recent local government elections, it is clear Portmore as a municipal should end. Portmore should become a parish. There should always be an odd number of municipal corporations. Kingston and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting all the attention it needs in this present day and age. As an educator, this tool (not a replacement) has earned a place in my sacred bookmarks folder. With mental health concerns on the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: More than 800 million people in the world are currently living with obesity, and it is estimated that the numbers will reach 1.9 billion by 2035. World Obesity Day, observed annually on March 4, is set aside to raise awareness...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am calling on our chief servant and those who are aspiring to drastically change their approach for the national good of our people and the country. Our priorities at all levels should be as follows: a) Water should be made...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As a widower living alone, a lot of time is spent in front of the television with my constant companion Chico the Hahn’s Macaw perched on my right shoulder. He never complains about the programmes we watch, nor suggests that we...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write this letter with reference to the article ‘More research emphasis needed in education sector for nat’l growth – Chang’, published in The Gleaner. Funding is important in schools because several years of sustained...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In a significant development, Sweden’s long-stalled accession process to NATO finally received a green light. With Sweden and Finland joining NATO, the alliance now comprises 30 European nations, Canada, and the United States....
THE EDITOR, Madam: The majority of roads in Jamaica have been in a deplorable condition for an unacceptably long period. Notwithstanding, it is doubtful that citizens will get relief post-haste, because Prime Minister Andrew Holness requested...
JLP distances itself from Warmington’s ‘reprehensible’ comments He needs to be removed. – @Dougie_DaGoat Condemning Mr Warmington’s comments is not nearly enough. Nothing short of removing him from the cabinet will suffice. – @Boydsnr That’s...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Once again, we found ourselves immersed in the atmosphere of an election, I witnessed first-hand the disheartening reality of low voter turnout. Out of a list of over 300 individuals given to me to work with, only around 15...
THE EDITOR, Madam: As we move away from local government election 2024, I wish to hop on the bandwagon of election conversations to highlight one of the many issues surrounding ‘elections’. I truly believe that there should be a ‘statute of...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Gleaner’s Letter of the Day on Wednesday, February 28, titled ‘Root causes of voter apathy’, by Keith Campbell is an excellent one. I quote a few words from it here: “…some of these representatives and councillors only...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I have not yet seen the civics syllabus being taught in some of the schools in Jamaica. However, in the role of the governor general, we have an example since Independence in 1962, where that office exercised its constitutional...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The real winner of the local government elections held on Monday, February 26, was voter apathy. It remains the undisputed champion of the Jamaican electoral process and will continue for quite some time. The plight of the...
Published:Wednesday | February 28, 2024 | 12:07 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: We should earnestly strive to address and implement immediate treatment of the onset of neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia, and raise awareness when there is early emergence of signs and symptoms. A balcony view of...
Published:Wednesday | February 28, 2024 | 12:07 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: Dear Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ), many of us who are employed work 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. jobs, give or take, Mondays to Fridays. I have been meaning to get my electoral card updated since 2018, as it expired in 2017. But your...
Published:Wednesday | February 28, 2024 | 12:07 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam: The death of Hubert Lawrence has ended the chapter of the greatest media sports commentator of this generation. Hubert was a talking encyclopaedia about the track and field athletes’ performances; his knowledge of the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Maybe many have grown accustomed to the view that having a black complexion is an unfortunate colour to possess. This is maybe because it is viewed as a reflection and a reminder of one’s black ancestry, whose fame and fortune...
THE EDITOR, Madam: According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), literacy is the means of identification, understanding, interpretation, creation, and communication in an increasingly digital, text-...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On February 19, the US proposed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution supporting a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, while strongly discouraging an Israeli ground offensive into the besieged city of Rafah. President...
THE EDITOR, Madam: T he Gleaner editorial of Thursday, February 22, titled, ‘Liberating local gov’t’ is spot on. My own view is that any election that can be conveniently postponed indefinitely, by both administrations, needs to be discontinued...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It was 158 years ago in 1866 that Governor Sir Peter Grant began the process of local government reform when Law 8 was passed by the Legislative Council as a part of the new constitutional arrangements of the colony authorising...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In a recent column in The Gleaner, one of Jamaica’s finest impressed me with the emotion of his viewpoint but I couldn’t help but also be impressed by what appeared to me to be inherent biases demonstrated in his perspective of...
