THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to share my wish list for the new year, and beyond, to build a better Jamaica. Collaboration: We need to see less ego-centric and green vs orange division by our leaders to guide economic and social...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I was very disturbed reading about the killing of a man, whose wife and her brother are now suspects in his murder. This incident is not new. It has happened many times before. When two people who had professed their love...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Almost always, at the start of a new year, many are resolved to be financially self-sufficient, if not rich, by the ending of the year. Clearly, money is a crucial factor in life. That is the reason why people get up out of...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to draw attention to the significance of January as Earthquake Awareness Month, especially in the context of small island developing states like Jamaica. The recent 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan on...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Australia have seen many greats in cricket, so David Warner’s retirement may not be so emotional, but as a West Indian, he is a sheer force of nature. I guess fans may be relieved he’s retired because it means he won’t chase...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Despite the proliferation of traffic cameras, there is daily and persistent disobedience with impunity of our traffic laws, which has led me to conclude that perhaps these cameras are ineffective in their intended use and...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with a deep sense of concern and frustration about the seeming ineffectiveness of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) in addressing the escalating garbage crisis in certain communities across...
THE EDITOR, Madam: While everyone is celebrating a Happy New Year, we, the residents of Nightingale Grove Scheme in Gutters, St Catherine are devoid of anything happy. The residents have been suffering the absence of asphalted roads for over two...
THE EDITOR, Madam: This is an open letter to the minister of tourism and the prime minister. I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing to you as a concerned citizen and an avid traveller who recently returned...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Gleaner’s New Year’s headline, ‘Ombudsman Wanted’, will hopefully spark renewed interest and produce the required results that the Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) envisions, namely, “the return of a political ombudsman...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Kendall Karan, in a letter to The Gleaner, wrote “Fossil fuels are the future”. I had to read it twice to try to grasp the arguments. Although some of what Karan says is true, there were many flawed points. No-one has ever...
THE EDITOR, Madam: On December 30, 2023, tragedy struck in Hope Bay, Portland, as Rushawn Miller, an unemployed resident, lost his life in a motorcycle accident. The incident involved Miller performing dangerous stunts on an unregistered...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I had the unfortunate experience of taking someone to Montego Bay Airport (MBJ) on Monday, January 1 around noon. Although I am aware that they are doing work to improve the airport I was not prepared for what we encountered...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Portmore was once considered a large dormitory community with the most tertiary educated people not just in Jamaica but the entire Caribbean. When through our advocacy and activism as citizens we were able to achieve...
The Editor, Madam: History is nothing if not ironic. Things turn out the opposite of what the logical mind expects. In history, opposites occur. And paradoxes, too. Our race-based system of party politics has always been savagely critiqued. I...
THE Editor, Madam: Nestled among mineral-rich nations, Jamaica is entering a transformative era in crystal synthesis, fuelled by Google’s Graph Networks for Materials Exploration (GNoME) (Merchant...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Trinidad and Tobago PM made the right decision to not attend COP28, not because he wouldn’t contribute anything anyway but because he would reinforce his hypocritical status by preaching at the anti-fossil fuel convention...
THE EDITOR, Madam: While The Gleaner stories on matters of national and international issues are usually of a high standard, stimulating careful thought and debate, it pains me that the same cannot be said about the solutions to fixing the ills...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Vaping is a relatively new phenomenon. However, this practice has caught on like wildfire in many parts of the world. Vaping devices are popular among preteens and teenagers. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Portmore and adjoining ‘cities’ like Greater Portmore, Hellshire, among others, present a major challenge to the concept of Jamaica. The ‘cross de waters’ communities have now morphed into superstars, with a population size...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to student suspension as a punishment. It feels kind of old-fashioned, like something from a different era. It is time we look at it again and maybe find better ways to help students when they mess...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Amid the current Israel-Gaza conflict, many scenes from my early childhood to late teenage years flash across my mind as I remember a small group of Christians in Highgate, St Mary, who I visited mostly in summer holidays,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: In a tragic incident on December 9, 2023, thousands of fish perished in Harbour View, St Andrew, causing concern for both residents and fisherfolk. Initial investigations by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)...
THE EDITOR, Madam: We are in 2024 and my question to my fellow Jamaicans is, what sort of Jamaica are we expecting? Last year, in my opinion, was one of the worse that I have seen. Crime escalated; murders and domestic violence were alarmingly...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I wish to highlight the urgent need to effectively limit exposure to lewd lyrics in public settings. It is often said that ‘repetition is the mother of retention’. People who repeatedly hear or listen to music that promotes...
