THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is haemorrhaging teachers at an alarming rate. The Ministry of Education and Youth is making efforts to recruit teachers abroad to fill these vacancies; however, this is only a temporary solution. It is almost certain...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the recent vandalisation of the Mary Seacole statue in the UK which we understand was a racist abuse. We, community tourism partners, wish to place on record that this should be publicly...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It seems odd that every time there is an event causing power disruptions, resulting in the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) spending above normal for maintenance and repairs, the customer’s bill gets higher. One would think that...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It seems that Jamaica is in crisis mode with the recent performance of students in the 2024 May/June CSEC examination. Outside of the fact that the number of grade ones for social studies continues to be at a standstill, the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing as a final recourse, as I have utilised all available alternatives. In February 2024, I arranged for the installation of a compact solar energy system for my residence. Upon the system’s commissioning in February,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: There is an adage that goes time is the master, without it we would be lost. When the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) sends a defective bus on the road, we are all lost and inconvenienced. I had a most unfortunate...
THE EDITOR Madam: Jamaica is haemorrhaging teachers at an alarming rate. The Ministry of Education, conscious of the gravity of this issue, is making efforts to recruit teachers from abroad to fill these vacancies; however, this is only a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Cherry Tree Lane massacre has awakened many Jamaicans to the fact that there is a real and serious threat to the society that needs urgent attention. The killing of eight people, including women and children, is one of the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The current state of West Indies cricket belies the rich legacy that was bequeathed to us by giants such as Headley, Worrell, Weeks, Gibbs, Sobers, Kanhai and Lara. An era of dominance that was nurtured from the late ‘50s,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: My experiences lead me to think that the Jamaican Government, National Work Agency (NWA), parish councils and the National Water Commission are indifferent towards the people. It’s obvious, taxpayers’ money is not being used to...
THE EDITOR Madam: Across the globe, a disturbing trend is unfolding: a toxic food system and a poisoned environment are at the root of a growing epidemic of metabolic dysfunction, leading to a range of health issues from autism to obesity,...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) has noted that land clearance on the site of the proposed Mammee River Development Project has begun. Two environment permits and one environmental licence were approved by the Natural...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing this letter to bring to the immediate attention of E. G. Hunter, chief executive officer, National Works Agency, the deplorable state of the main roadway leading from Hatfield to the top of Spur Tree Hill in the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the article, ‘Undecided Jamaicans in diaspora await convention speech to decide on Harris‘, published in The Gleaner on August 14. I have voted 10 times in US presidential elections and I will be...
THE EDITOR, Madam: For around 15 years, Jamaica’s conscious cultural fabric has been, and is still being, eroded by many different characters. This is quite evident in the dominant popular music in Jamaica, dancehall, where the superior themes...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Even though Jamaica did not get a direct hit from Beryl, the damage from hurricane winds was felt mainly in the breadbasket parish, St Elizabeth, and in Clarendon and Manchester, major agriculture producers. These losses...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to express my deep concern about the alarming exodus of our brightest young minds from Jamaica. It is evident that we are not only losing these talented individuals to greener pastures but also failing to harness...
THE EDITOR, Madam: It is impractical for the authorities to maintain a one-to-one ratio of police officers to citizens in any country. Consequently, our police force must rely heavily on information to be effective, making public cooperation...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Cement is a much better road-building material to use than asphalt. The damaged portion of the Yallahs, St. Thomas leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP), along with the significant wastage of time, raw...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Beryl has left a deleterious mark on our infrastructure – homes, roadways, and buildings have all suffered extensive damage. In the wake of this destruction, it’s time for local construction professionals to have a...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Madam Minister, I agree with you. New strategies and introspection are needed. So what were you doing all this time? It was the same tune for Olympics 2020 in Tokyo, except the excuse then was COVID-19. You go on to sing the...
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am at my wits’ end and trust that by reaching out to you, it may enable some form of investigation. During Easter 2024, I went to great expense by flying out to Jamaica, to personally collect my ‘paid for’ document, having...
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaica Public Service Company says it has completed post-Hurricane Beryl restoration of electricity to the majority of its customers except for some in St Elizabeth. Despite the intervention of Minister Vaz – many thanks...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, a group of academic writers from West Africa, Jamaica, and the USA toured the Seville Heritage Park, the site of Emancipation Jubilee 2024. Managed by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), its mission is “to...
THE EDITOR, Madam: Thank you for granting me space to highlight a concern among some residents of Cornwall Court in St James. The community of Cornwall Court is presumably the largest housing scheme in western Jamaica developed by the National...
