Letters
December 9, 2025
Jamaica can do it
THE EDITOR, Madam: I was taken aback in gratitude two years ago when the US rating agency Standard & Poor (S & P) gave Jamaica a BB-, with a stable outlook. This was indeed the highest-ever…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | MPs must be leaders of vision, integrity, and competence
THE EDITOR, Madam: I wish to commend Howard Mitchell and Michael McAnuff-Jones for their excellent article, ‘MPs require capabilities, not checklists’. Their analysis highlights a crucial truth:…
December 9, 2025
Can devices cause anxiety?
THE EDITOR, Madam:
December 9, 2025
Why no live coverage of netball?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Much has been written about gender issues, from violence against women, the opening of a gender-based violence centre, to closing the gender pay gap. There is even a ministry and…
December 9, 2025
A call for accountability and reparations
THE EDITOR, Madam:
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Banning ‘edges’ won’t fix the problem
THE EDITOR, Madam: The ongoing debate over school rules has once again captured public attention, but this time, it centres on whether female students should be allowed to wear edges to school. There…
December 9, 2025
Importance of discipline and deportment in schools
THE EDITOR, Madam: I want to highlight a growing concern about how our educated and professional community interacts with important issues of discipline and behaviour in our schools. It’s concerning…
December 9, 2025
People need to emulate athletes in daily life
THE EDITOR, Madam: Track and field in Jamaica is more than just a sport; it is a discipline that embodies values such as perseverance, teamwork, discipline, and personal growth. These values extend…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | True help to Haiti
THE EDITOR, Madam: CARICOM members are taking careful note of the US’s current treatment of Venezuela. Trinidad Prime Minister’s endorsement of its slaughter of the Venezuelan fishermen is,…