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Letter of the Day | Skills are not enough

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica has invested significantly in skills training and tertiary education. Through the HEART/NSTA Trust, religious organisations, NGOs and universities, thousands have been trained in barbering, cosmetology, catering, hospitality, nursing and other professions. Many graduates are now benefiting financially from these opportunities, locally, regionally and internationally. Yet a troubling question keeps nagging me: Do these programmes adequately integrate work ethic and human formation into their curricula?

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Temporary status being used to employers’ advantage

THE EDITOR, Madam: Too many Jamaican employers, schools being chief among them, keep workers in ‘temporary’ or ‘acting’ positions for years after those posts were declared vacancies. Teachers under…
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Published 19 hours ago

Emancipation Jubilee was a resounding success

THE EDITOR, Madam: I recently attended the annual Emancipation Jubilee at Seville Heritage Park in St Ann and can confidently say it was one of the best in the 10 years that I have been attending the…
Letters
August 4, 2026

Letter of the Day | Reclaim the meaning, not merely the names

THE EDITOR, Madam: Marcel Bent’s letter raises a valuable question about how Jamaicans remember Emancipation and Independence. He is right that names carry historical and political meaning, and our…
Letters
August 4, 2026

Critical to understand good road design and construction

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s expanding road network demands more than routine patching. It requires a clear understanding of engineering fundamentals, including topography, geology, drainage, and…
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August 4, 2026

Strange days indeed

THE EDITOR, Madam: There have been numerous power grabs and upheavals at London’s Palace of Westminster, home of the British parliament since 1295. If only the walls could talk. From Guy Fawkes’…
Letters
August 3, 2026

Letter of the Day | Redefine Emancipation and Independence days

THE EDITOR, Madam: In August 1962, Jamaicans rightly welcomed the end of centuries of colonisation with celebration. The struggle from slavery to self-governance had not been an easy one. National…
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August 3, 2026

Time to open up the beaches

THE EDITOR, Madam: It was alarming to read about the drastic drop in Jamaica’s stay-over travellers this July. In contrast, the Dominican Republic recorded the highest stay-over traveller rate in…
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August 3, 2026

Ja’s AI skills push must measure workplace results

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s AI-skilling drive should be judged by whether or not it changes how people work, not by how many certificates it issues. The Government’s GAINS programme promises AI…
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August 3, 2026

Declining birth rate is a global trend

THE EDITOR, Madam: Health Minister Christopher Tufton announced strategies to combat the country’s declining birth rate, which fell from 70,000 per annum in the 1970s to 30,000 currently, a decline…