Letters

Letters
December 9, 2025

Teachers need their freedom

THE EDITOR, Madam: As educators in Jamaica, we are compelled to express our deep concern regarding the increasing demands placed on us, which are encroaching on our personal time and infringing on…
Letters
December 9, 2025
Letters
December 9, 2025

Culture of crudeness and indiscipline in schools

THE EDITOR, Madam: It seems as if Jamaica has found itself on a steady diet of indiscipline and crudeness among children, both in the classroom and on the streets. The once-sacred space of learning…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Schools need to embrace transformational leadership

THE EDITOR, Madam: It is important that more principals move away form traditional leadership of bureaucratic and autocratic styles to become transformational leaders if they are to improve their…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Locals dreading party at Puerto Seco Beach

THE EDITOR, Madam: Entertainment centres are buzzing with events this weekend and it appears that Puerto Seco Beach in Discovery Bay is not to be left out. Despite the noise and traffic confusion at…
AS RAINS PELTED the city, a man clad in rain cloak and hat stands atop his dray piled with bags of coal and contemplates his next move.
December 9, 2025

Letter of the Day | Honouring the Jamaican dray – a symbol of heritage, enterprise

THE EDITOR, Madam: In the vibrant tapestry of Jamaican heritage, few symbols evoke the strength, ingenuity, and spirit of our people quite like the Jamaican dray. Though not unique to our island,…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Letter of the Day | Schools must affirm students’ identities, not diminish them

THE EDITOR, Madam: I write as a concerned student to shed light on a troubling incident involving a peer and a school administrator. During a recent interaction, the administrator made disparaging…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Crowning glory or school violation?

THE EDITOR, Madam: As we celebrate Heritage Week across Jamaica under the theme “Celebrating a Proud and Bold Heritage,” it is fitting that we pause to reflect on what that truly means – especially…