Letters

Letters
September 19, 2026

Letter of the Day | Why not build schools before we build more prisons?

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent announcement that the Government of Jamaica is advancing plans for a new maximum-security correctional facility deserves serious national discussion. The Government says a site in St Catherine has been identified and that the project is intended to replace ageing infrastructure while improving security and rehabilitation.

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19 Sep, 2026 0

When poverty becomes a debt: Why caveats are the wrong answer

THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to add my voice in strong support of Yannick Pessoa’s letter regarding the St James Municipal Corporation’s proposal to place caveats on the properties of infirmary…
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19 Sep, 2026 0

Need for intergenerational workplaces

THE EDITOR, Madam: A recent observation by Leachim Semaj that Jamaica needs intergenerational workplaces highlights an issue worth considering as our workplaces continue to change. Across Jamaica,…
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18 Sep, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Every child deserves a family

THE EDITOR, Madam: I was elated to read the news item in The Gleaner, ‘Int’l experts to help fix adoption gaps’, and that Jamaica is moving to strengthen its adoption and foster-care systems with the…
18 Sep, 2026 0

Rehabilitation must drive prison planning

THE EDITOR, Madam: The word ‘security’ with reference to prisons refers, for most people, to the physical confinement of their inmates. It means that the confinement must be stringent, tight,…
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18 Sep, 2026 0

Self-satisfying approach colts the game

THE EDITOR, Madam: At their village in the foothills of the Bull Head Mountain, Farmer Joe and his compadres gathered for their usual libations. His, in welcoming them to his home, commented briefly…
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17 Sep, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Caveats won’t solve destitution

THE EDITOR, Madam: I write with deep concern about the St James Municipal Corporation’s proposal to place caveats on properties owned by persons housed at the parish infirmary. While I do not question…
17 Sep, 2026 0

Who will protect motorists from excessive wrecker fees?

THE EDITOR, Madam: On August 31, 2026, I was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Mountain View Avenue near Munster Road. A well-known wrecker company, reportedly among the pool of…
A worker gets a robot ready for demonstration at a booth for leading Chinese commercial humanoid robotics firm Unitree Robotics during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, on July 18, 2026.
17 Sep, 2026 0

AI fear or China panic?

THE EDITOR, Madam: If it were not so pathetic and dangerous in equal measure, it would be side-splittingly funny. The bog-eyed, empathy-devoid, marvellously immature, greedy and stupid…
Veteran journalist Balford Henry
16 Sep, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Remembering Balford Henry’s lifelong commitment to journalism

THE EDITOR, Madam: Balford Henry belonged to a generation of Jamaican journalists for whom reporting was a lifelong commitment to being where the news was happening and telling the story with…