Letters
THE EDITOR, Madam: “I would not want her to miss out on the opportunity of getting a proper education just because the government school system cannot accept her because of her disability,” Sasha-Gaye Wood shared, voicing a cry for help that...
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THE EDITOR, Madam: The fourth industrial revolution is changing the way in which we think, live, interact, work, and do business. The arguable centrepiece of this revolution is artificial intelligence (AI) and Jamaica as well as the Caribbean at...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The state of our children needs much to be desired. All across the planet the welfare and security of children can be described as unsatisfactory. World Children’s Day was observed on November 20 to promote international...
THE EDITOR, Madam: “Breadfruit and cassava for Gov’t’s wheat flour substitution programme” said the then agriculture portfolio minister Pearnel Charles Jr in The Gleaner on July 5, 2022. He also said, “It urges us and so we will be updating the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is faced with some intractable problems and l believe that the two parties should cooperate in eradicating them. But no, that is not how the Westminster system works. When you’re in Opposition, you decry the efforts of...
Empty classrooms In the real world, this is a good thing. Instead of having a single classroom packed with 30+ students, the average should be 20. If Jamaicans are having fewer children, it creates a domino effect. Not everything is poverty/...
THE EDITOR, Madam: We all as farmers have experienced the devastation of the farming sector after the passing of Hurricane Beryl. We have heard the minister of agriculture, and the minister spoke to material help being extended to the various...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Exactly one week after the United States presidential election, a photograph flashed around the world of two very elderly men seated in comfortable chairs beside a fireplace, with roaring hearth and extensive garlands on the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In Thursday’s, November 14 letter of the day, former Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields presented the case for body-worn cameras (BWCs) for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). I believe the time has come for this idea...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent strikes at Royalton, Negril and Secrets, Montego Bay reflect critical issues in Jamaica’s hotel sector, one of the island’s leading revenue earners. These disruptions highlight pressing concerns about working...
