Letters
April 13, 2026
Letter of the Day | The children of Caribbean migration
THE EDITOR, Madam: Across the Caribbean, migration is both tradition and necessity. Parents leave in pursuit of opportunity, carrying the hope that distance will secure a better future for their…
April 13, 2026
Caribbean Zeitgeist – The strangler fig tree
THE EDITOR, Madam: Our Caribbean Zeitgeist or the prevailing spirit of the region can be compared to the Strangler Fig tree. The Caribbean Strangler Fig tree grows mostly in areas of little light…
April 13, 2026
Outdated courthouses undermine rule of law
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent remarks by the President of the Court of Appeal Marva McDonald-Bishop and the Chief Justice Bryan Sykes regarding the condition of Jamaica’s courthouses should serve as…
April 11, 2026
Letter of the Day | Pursue principled pathways towards lasting peace
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing in support of the Most Rev Leon Golding, the head of the Anglican Church in Jamaica, who has described recent US actions toward Cuba as “ungodly”. In a time of renewed…
April 11, 2026
Quiet ‘billioneering’ unfolding
THE EDITOR, Madam: The brazen and vacuous argument that Jamaicans should be dispossessed of their beaches because some citizens litter or behave with indiscipline – or what one prominent blogger and…
April 11, 2026
Let evidence lead on oil exploration
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent reports about possible oil offshore Jamaica have sparked understandable excitement. Many are already imagining cheaper fuel, new jobs, and a stronger economy. Hope is…
April 11, 2026
Church pivotal to helping Jamaica find moral voice
THE EDITOR, Madam: We cannot put the Cuban medical professionals service in the rear view and forget what our actions have been and the consequences. We have always placed our commitment to our…
April 10, 2026
Letterof the Day | Ethical journalism, put children first
THE EDITOR, Madam: The public discourse has been dominated by calls to name a former Member of parliament charged in connection with allegations of incest involving his minor daughter. While the…
April 10, 2026
Renaming Hormuz Strait
THE EDITOR, Madam: Easter Sunday is the holiest day of the year for Christians; marking the resurrection of Jesus from his tomb in Golgotha, outside the walls of ancient Jerusalem, according to the…