The quick answer is "Yes"!
By creating your account
To compose a message, log into your profile , click on your ''USERNAME'' (top right corner) and below your username go on ''INBOX''or in the 'QUICK JUMP' section of your profile page.
On the top left of the inbox page , hit the ''COMPOSE'' button to create a new message.
Write down the username of your recipient or select one of your friend in the list.
Compose your message in the designated field and check mark/uncheck mark the boxes under it (whatever you need to save the message in your outbox or not and if you need a copy of the message for yourself or not).
Click on 'Inbox' or 'Outbox' to consult a list of the messages you sent and received (this is where you can delete your messages).
You can also leave posts on another user's wall in the community section ; just open the user's profile page and click on the 'Wall' button in the 'QUICK JUMPS' section.
If you can't access the user's wall, it may be because this user did not make his wall public.
Other way to compose a message:
You can also access young messaging tool by consulting another user's profile page and hitting 'Send Message' in his 'Menu' section.