Letters
May 21, 2026
What happens to young athletes after Champs?
THE EDITOR, Madam:
As the curtain closes on another exciting staging of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships, many of us are still celebrating the incredible performances, school…
May 21, 2026
Melissa’s lingering damage leaves Jamaica exposed
THE EDITOR, Madam:
With less than two weeks before the start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, many Jamaicans are entering another period of fear and uncertainty instead of…
May 20, 2026
Letter of the Day | Accountability in education cannot be optional
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The recently released CAPRI and UNICEF report, Room for Improvement: The Gap Between Public Spending and Child Outcomes in Jamaica, confirms what many Jamaicans have long feared:…
May 20, 2026
Culture, language and the Constitution
THE EDITOR, Madam:
In recent weeks, the Opposition MP from South St James sparked a linguistic controversy in Parliament by attempting to deliver her speech in Patois. Since then, responses have…
May 19, 2026
Letter of the Day | Controversy should become a teacher
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The recent controversy over the ‘Rude Boy’ billboard, the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation’s swift order to remove it, and the flood of reactions across social and…
May 19, 2026
Damion Crawford’s arguments oversimplify complex educational issues
THE EDITOR, Madam:
I am writing with reference to concerns raised by Damion Crawford about educational access and quality. Though, his argument risks oversimplifying a far more complex educational…
May 19, 2026
The Patois hypocrisy
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The stunt in parliament by Nekeisha Burchell on Wednesday was yet another example of the educated class trying to gain cheap ‘street cred’ at the expense of our native dialect.
I…
May 18, 2026
Letter of the Day | Parliament cannot ignore Jamaica’s linguistic reality
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Attorney-at-law Dr Lloyd Barnett is correct to argue that Jamaica must critically examine inherited parliamentary traditions, including the mace and other Westminster rituals. Yet,…
May 18, 2026
Mother of parliaments
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The Parliament of England was established in 1236 as a council of bishops and peers to advise King Henry III. It evolved into the House of Lords and House of Commons in 1341. …