Letters
14 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | How the system failed a schoolboy footballer
THE EDITOR, Madam: This season, a schoolboy footballer signed a professional contract with a Premier League club. He may not be the only one. He was still in school, still wearing his school’s…
14 Oct, 2026
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Gandhi nuh rate we
THE EDITOR, Madam: In You Can’t Blame the Youth, Peter Tosh indicted a schoolroom that taught Jamaican children to call pirates and conquistadors great men. I thought of him on reading ‘Celebrating…
14 Oct, 2026
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What really is the role of the Consumer Affairs Commission?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Having lived in a foreign country, you return home and are quickly reminded of where you are. Only in Jamaica! For several months, I spent less than JMD $10,000 to ship items to…
13 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Afraid to go to the hospital
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, I was faced with a serious dilemma, I woke up to a blood pressure reading of 218/118. Although the reading gradually declined throughout the day, it never left the danger…
13 Oct, 2026
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Purchasing empty houses not a viable option
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing in response to the Letter of the Day ‘Housing should be treated as a national emergency’, published on October 9. Both the United Kingdom and Jamaica face significant…
13 Oct, 2026
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Not listening can cost dearly
THE EDITOR, Madam: Context matters in decision-making. It also shapes whether decisions build trust or deepen distrust. The controversy over the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority…
13 Oct, 2026
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Consider provision before population
THE EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaica grapples with declining birth rates, calls for women to have more children have grown increasingly urgent. On October 16, 2024, The Gleaner reported Health Minister Dr…
12 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Reconstruction must begin with stewardship
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Gleaner editorial ‘Red in the NaRRA ledger’ (October 9) raises a troubling question: How can the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) justify an annual…
12 Oct, 2026
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Growing burden of childhood obesity
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to express my concern about the rising prevalence of obesity among Jamaican children. Between 2017 and 2026, obesity among students ages 13-17 rose by 6.1 per cent…