Letters
10 Apr, 2026
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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…
10 Apr, 2026
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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…
09 Apr, 2026
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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…
09 Apr, 2026
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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…
09 Apr, 2026
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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…
08 Apr, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Is the standard merely to avoid breaking the law?
THE EDITOR, Madam: The current public discussion surrounding JACDEN, Mr Dennis Gordon, and the governance questions raised by the auditor general’s review of the University Hospital of the West…
08 Apr, 2026
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Guyana’s oil boom needs an independent press
THE EDITOR, Madam: Guyana stands at one of the most extraordinary moments in its history. In less than a decade, the country has moved from quiet economic promise to becoming one of the world’s…
08 Apr, 2026
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From slave ships to visa bans
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent reporting in The Guardian on the United Nations’ declaration of the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” marks a pivotal moment in global moral…
07 Apr, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Ideological positioning and principled action
THE EDITOR, Madam: Contributing to the recent Budget Debate, Prime Minister Holness defended decisions taken during his administration by forging a thoroughly legitimate comparison between Alexander…