Letters

Letters
03 Oct, 2026 0

The UN’s great contradiction

THE EDITOR, Madam: When formed in 1945 to replace the League of Nations after World War II, the objectives of the United Nations were to maintain international peace and security; to protect human…
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03 Oct, 2026 0

The need for AI safeguards

THE EDITOR, Madam: An AI agent employs autonomous software that utilises a large language model (LLM) as its ‘brain’ to reason, plan, and execute multi-step tasks. Standard AI agents underpin…
Meta glasses are displayed at the Meta Connect developer conference, in Menlo Park, California.
02 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Beware of the invisible camera!

THE EDITOR, Madam: Wearable cameras or smart glasses are rapidly moving from novelty to normality. Smart glasses can take photographs, record conversations, and interpret what the wearer sees.
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02 Oct, 2026 0

Readers’ reactions

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01 Oct, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | The PNP and the coming AI divide

THE EDITOR, Madam: I have a word of advice for the People’s National Party: artificial intelligence should become one of the major intellectual questions the party begins addressing now. Not simply…
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01 Oct, 2026 0

Beyond lip service on childhood cancer

THE EDITOR, Madam: By the time this letter reaches you, September, ‘Children’s Cancer Awareness Month’, will have passed. This letter is as much an attempt to prolong childhood cancer awareness as it…
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01 Oct, 2026 0

The Shanghai breakthrough: Why TVET and STEM are Jamaica’s true engines of economic growth

THE EDITOR, Madam: When news reached Jamaica last month that Brandon Brown had won a historic gold medal in optoelectronic technology at the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, the nation felt…
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30 Sep, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Jamaica must build new engines of growth

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent report that IBEX reduced its Jamaican workstations while expanding operations in the Philippines should cause us to examine the changing global BPO landscape and, more…
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30 Sep, 2026 0

Heartfelt condolences to the Wolmers’ Boys’ School family

An open letter of prayer to Wolmers’ Boys’ School THE EDITOR, Madam: To the parents, family, Principal Dwight Pennycooke, staff, students, and community of Wolmer’s Boys’ School, On behalf of…