Letters
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | More must be done to address pregnancy and infant loss
THE EDITOR, Madam: October is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness, but this month is also the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. In 2019, Jamaica became the first country in the Caribbean to…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Broken by the nine to five
THE EDITOR, Madam: For too many employees, the workplace is reduced to a purely transactional entity focused on making ends meet and satisfying the superficial status of being a productive citizen.…
December 9, 2025
The battle of restricting kids’ screen time
THE EDITOR, Madam:
December 9, 2025
Mental health is a lifeline, not a luxury
THE EDITOR, Madam: The 2025 World Mental Health Day theme, “Mental Health is Not a Luxury – It is a Lifeline” is a powerful message that demands urgent attention, particularly across the Caribbean…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Reforming public procurement
THE EDITOR, Madam: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill recently renewed calls for amendments to Jamaica’s Public Procurement Act, citing inefficiencies caused by…
December 9, 2025
Integration or disintegration?
THE EDITOR, Madam: While overseas, I was pleased to learn that Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines have opened their borders to free movement and trade. This bold move…
December 9, 2025
Lauding the Joan Duncan Foundation’s ‘steadfast support’
THE EDITOR, Madam: This morning, I felt compelled to publicly express my deep appreciation to the Joan Duncan Foundation of JMMB for its quiet yet unwavering commitment to the Child Resiliency…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Caribbean justice - delayed and denied
THE EDITOR, Madam: The wires have been singing lately about the appointments of well-regarded Caribbean jurists to international bodies. They, like Bob Marley, often see minimal regard at home for…
December 9, 2025
Get rid of municipal corporations
THE EDITOR, Madam: Mr John Mahfood, former president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, has called for cuts to the size of the public-sector workforce as a way of reducing the…