Letters

Letters
May 8, 2026

Letter of the Day | Rise of ‘instant’ prophets and academic claims is concerning

I am writing to express profound apprehension regarding the rapid proliferation of self-proclaimed prophets and prophetesses across Jamaica, a phenomenon accelerated by the unchecked nature of social media platforms like TikTok and Facebook. 

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Letters
May 8, 2026

A local final appellate court?
The recent public lament of the chief justice and the president of the Court of Appeal concerning the woeful state of Jamaica's courthouses ought not simply to be ignored by the government.
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May 8, 2026

Protecting a free press is essential to Caribbean democracy 
The Gleaner’s editorial on democracy and a free press raises an issue that deserves urgent attention. The decline of traditional media in the region is a democratic crisis unfolding quietly in front…
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May 7, 2026

Letter of the Day | Precise speech: the lifeblood of parliamentary democracy
I am writing with reference to The Gleaner editorial ‘Move on bodycam reset’, which raises issues that go well beyond procurement hiccups or administrative untidiness. It speaks, rather starkly, to…
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May 7, 2026

Press freedom stifled in Zimbabwe
I am devastated that Zimbabwe's hostile political environment severely restricts press freedom and the ability of journalists to report independently. In Zimbabwe, there is no press freedom with…
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May 7, 2026

Concern regarding CAPE scheduling conflict
I am writing to express concern regarding the current scheduling of CSEC and CAPE examinations by the Caribbean Examinations Council. At the CSEC level, mathematics and English B Paper 2 examinations…
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May 6, 2026

Letter of the Day | Closing the gap in the HIV treatment cascade 
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica continues to face persistent gaps in the HIV treatment cascade, from diagnosis to viral suppression. In Kingston and St Andrew (KSA), where patient volumes are highest and…
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May 6, 2026

Shrinking media, narrowing vision
Eric Falt’s timely reflection on the “incredible shrinking of the news media” offers a sobering diagnosis of the pressures confronting journalism across the Caribbean. He is right to point to the…
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May 6, 2026

Education in a constant state of crisis
Since 2020, Jamaica’s education system has not experienced a series of separate disruptions. What began with the COVID-19 lockdown has flowed into hurricane destruction, rising cost-of-living…
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May 5, 2026

Letter of the Day | Environmental protection should be a non-negotiable national priority
THE EDITOR, Madam: It would appear, at times, as though Jamaica considers itself immune to environmental degradation, as though climate change is a distant abstraction. As though this island was not…