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Letter of the Day | EIA regulations must do more than formalise the current system

THE EDITOR, Madam:
In response to the Jamaica Environment Trust’s (JET) submission on the proposed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, Minister Matthew Samuda, made three main points during his interview on ‘Beyond the Headlines’ on July 3: that the regulations are well advanced and nearing completion

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Gully and Gaza made peace. Did Jamaica?
THE EDITOR, Madam: For years, Gully and Gaza represented one of the most influential rivalries in Jamaican dancehall. Today, the two artistes have recorded music together. Vybz Kartel and Mavado…
July 20, 2026

Letter of the Day | Kingston has a sanitation problem
THE EDITOR, Madam: The deteriorating state of sanitation and the pervasive uncleanness of the streets of Kingston are matters of grave and urgent concern. Compounding the issue of uncollected or…
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July 20, 2026

Time to finalise long-overdue EIA regulations
THE EDITOR, Madam: Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are an important tool used to help government decide whether a new project, like a hotel or a road, should be approved. When done properly,…
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July 20, 2026

Sir Garfield Sobers, precious gem of cricket
THE EDITOR, Madam: There have been only two towering legendary personalities in the world of cricket. One was Sir Donald George Bradman of Australia and the other of course Sir Garfield St Aubrun…
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July 20, 2026

SLB and the delinquency problem
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, the executive director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh, disclosed to Parliament the struggles the bureau has been facing in repayment compliance. She…
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July 18, 2026

Letter of the Day | Are we designing crime into communities?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Most conversations about crime begin after an incident occurs. We ask who committed the offence, how it happened and what punishment should follow. Far less attention is given to a…
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July 18, 2026

Rural development should be a national priority
THE EDITOR, Madam: Kenneth Russell’s recent Gleaner article presents a compelling and timely argument that deserves broad public support. His central thesis, that rural development should be viewed…
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July 18, 2026

Caribbean’s Sisyphus complex
THE EDITOR, Madam: The tale of Sisyphus is about a man consigned to roll a large rock up a hill that never reaches the top but rolls down again, only to have to be pushed back up. The back story to…
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July 17, 2026

Letter of the Day | 2026 PEP awards and educational inequality
THE EDITOR, Madam: Every year, the publication of the government’s PEP scholarship list celebrates Jamaica’s brightest young minds and recognises the hard work of students, parents and teachers. This…