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Published 17 minutes ago

Quiet ‘billioneering’ unfolding

THE EDITOR, Madam: The brazen and vacuous argument that Jamaicans should be dispossessed of their beaches because some citizens litter or behave with indiscipline – or what one prominent blogger and…
Published 16 minutes ago

Let evidence lead on oil exploration

THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent reports about possible oil offshore Jamaica have sparked understandable excitement. Many are already imagining cheaper fuel, new jobs, and a stronger economy. Hope is…
Letters
Published 16 minutes ago

Church pivotal to helping Jamaica find moral voice

THE EDITOR, Madam: We cannot put the Cuban medical professionals service in the rear view and forget what our actions have been and the consequences. We have always placed our commitment to our…
Letters
April 10, 2026

Letterof the Day | Ethical journalism, put children first

THE EDITOR, Madam: The public discourse has been dominated by calls to name a former Member of parliament charged in connection with allegations of incest involving his minor daughter. While the…
A cargo ship carrying vehicles sails through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in the United Arab Emirates.
April 10, 2026

Renaming Hormuz Strait

THE EDITOR, Madam: Easter Sunday is the holiest day of the year for Christians; marking the resurrection of Jesus from his tomb in Golgotha, outside the walls of ancient Jerusalem, according to the…
Letters
April 10, 2026

Readers’ reactions

‘Urgent review’ being conducted into baby’s death at CRH Mek mi ask unnu a question. Enough doctors deh deh? Asking for a friend. – Staightup Davis An “urgent review” is not enough when a mother…
Letters
April 9, 2026

Letter of the Day | A serious governance concern

THE EDITOR, Madam: The controversial reappointment of Dr Carla Barnett as CARICOM Secretary General raises fundamental questions of law, treaty compliance, and institutional legitimacy. This is not…
Letters
April 9, 2026

Who to blame for Caribbean Airlines losses?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Trinidad’s Guardian Express recently carried an investigative report suggesting that accumulated losses from former Air Jamaica routes, taken over by Caribbean Airlines (CAL) in…
Letters
April 9, 2026

Menacing beggars and child abusers

THE EDITOR, Madam: I recently visited an establishment in Half Way Tree and encountered a situation that left me both reflective and deeply concerned. While there, a young woman approached me in a…