Letters
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. …
May 18, 2026
Patterns can change, focus more on mastering the content
THE EDITOR, Madam:
“Wha kinda exam that CSEC really send? The students were not prepared for this type of paper!” This is one of the few comments I have stumbled across since the sitting of the exam…
May 16, 2026
Letter of the Day | Overdependence on AI harming students’ intellect
THE EDITOR, Madam:
I am writing to express my growing concern regarding the increasingly irrational approach to AI in education. What began as an attempt to preserve academic honesty has now evolved…
May 16, 2026
Leave Fae Ellington alone
THE EDITOR, Madam:
I see many Jamaicans cursing Ms Fae Ellington for her commentary on the disgusting lyrics on the Hill and Gully Riddim.
Sadly, many people are illiterate and ignorant as to who…