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May 1, 2026

Letter of the Day | Jamaica should lead to unite the Caribbean

THE EDITOR, Madam: Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr. Andrew Holness, noted in his speech before the CARICOM body in February 2026 that he believed the idea of ‘Political Uniformity’ among the CARICOM member states to be an unrealistic one, which should be abandoned in favour of more practical objectives. However, it is this talk that has been at the source of many of Jamaica’s problems since its independence, dating all the way back to the 1961 referendum on the island’s membership in the West Indies Federation.

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May 1, 2026

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April 30, 2026

Letter of the Day | NaRRA: Where have all the PWDs gone?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Those born before, or shortly after, Independence will readily understand the acronym PWD – the Public Works Department. I thought of the PWD when I heard about the National…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness piloting the NaRRA Bill on April 14, 2026.
April 30, 2026

Civil society or political proxy?

THE EDITOR, Madam: The latest intervention by a coalition of 28 so-called civil society organisations opposing the NaRRA Bill exposes a level of hypocrisy Jamaicans should no longer ignore.
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April 30, 2026

A shameful display in the House

THE EDITOR, Madam: I wish to express the profound concern of patriotic Jamaicans following the shameful events in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 28. During what became an 11-hour…
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April 29, 2026

Letter of the Day | Meaningful constitutional reform requires bipartisan consensus

THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent commentary by Lloyd Barnett in The Gleaner, titled Selecting Jamaica’s Final Court of Appeal, makes a timely and constructive contribution to Jamaica’s ongoing…
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April 29, 2026

Israel, Lebanon, and the courage to choose peace

THE EDITOR, Madam: The last Hezbollah-Israel war ended with a ceasefire in 2006. UN Security Council Resolution 1701 stipulated that Hezbollah forces would remain north of the Litani River,…
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April 29, 2026

Violence in schools requires healing, not only control

THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent discussions on violence in our schools rightly call for urgent and sustained action. However, if we are to move beyond managing symptoms, we must confront a deeper reality:…
April 28, 2026

Letter of the Day | Jamaica’s cannabis industry needs realism, not hype

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s cannabis industry deserves serious discussion, not easy slogans. Too often, we speak as if domestic reform automatically created wide export access. It did not. Jamaica…
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April 28, 2026

Turn the next cheek: best solution to violence

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent stabbing-death of a 14-year old Seaforth High School student allegedly by a schoolmate, is a stark reminder of how we as a people have allowed violence to play a…