Letters
April 21, 2026
Letter of the Day | The real question is not oil, but ourselves
THE EDITOR, Madam: Dr Damien King has stirred an important national conversation in urging Jamaica to “leave oil alone”. His warning about the so-called resource curse is not without merit. History…
April 21, 2026
If Jamaica has oil, it should be tapped
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie’s article in The Sunday Gleaner of April 19. While Jamaica’s long-term objective may be to abolish the use of fossil fuel,…
April 21, 2026
‘Dutch disease’ could be in Jamaica’s future
THE EDITOR, Madam: Clifford James is entirely deserving of April 18, Saturday Gleaner Letter of the Day. His intervention on Jamaica’s prospective oil windfall is not merely timely; it is necessary…
April 21, 2026
Protect Hope Gardens and Zoo from loud noise
THE EDITOR, Madam: Thanks to Dr Rattray for a well written article published on April 19, titled ‘When music becomes noise’. The information in the article is clear and should be influential in…
April 20, 2026
Letter of the Day | Access to clean water is a necessity
THE EDITOR, Madam: There are deeper issues that lie in the lack of access to clean, potable water in sufficient quantities to meet household needs. Many communities have no reliable indoor plumbing…
April 20, 2026
Integrity and Ja’s moral imperative
THE EDITOR, Madam: Dr Dennis Minott’s reflection in In Focus, The Sunday Gleaner column on “software of integrity” is both timely and necessary. His framing of Jamaica’s development challenge as a…
April 20, 2026
Respect, preserve heritage sites
THE EDITOR, Madam: World Heritage Day was observed on April 18. The day is officially known as the International Day for Museums and Sites and bears witness to the cultural legacy passed down through…
April 18, 2026
Letter of the Day | Oil and the windfall problem
THE EDITOR, Madam: In 2018, Trinidad and Tobago shut down Petrotrin. The state oil company had been the spine of the economy for decades, employing thousands, underwriting a standard of living that…
April 18, 2026
Why is religious education not part of teacher training?
THE EDITOR, Madam: My question is: “Why are the Teachers’ Colleges not offering Religious Education as part of their Teacher-Training Curricula or Programme”? I am a past student of Shortwood…