Letters
May 10, 2026
Is $250 per day for PATH students enough in this economy?
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) lunch programme remains an important government initiative that supports vulnerable students by providing free or…
May 10, 2026
No particular place to go
THE EDITOR, Madam:
A recent panel of media mavens and political pundits discussed British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on the BBC-TV show, Newsnight. Although his Labour Party won a super…
May 9, 2026
Letter of the Day | When behaviour is communication – Understanding neurodiversity in the classroom
I am writing both as an educator working with children and as someone with lived experience of long-term sensory and neurodevelopmental differences. My purpose is to encourage teachers to reconsider…
May 9, 2026
Violence in schools demands urgent national action
The recent surge in violence in schools is troubling. This situation reflects a wider breakdown in discipline, emotional support, parental guidance, and conflict resolution among many of our young…
May 9, 2026
Language exams are cognitive labour
The recent letter by CAPE student Shania White concerning the clustering of CSEC and CAPE examinations deserves serious attention, not merely for its concerns about scheduling, but for the profound…
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…
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.
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…
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…