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A UAE navy ship sails next to a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates.
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Letter of the Day | Climate change: A sense of proportion

THE EDITOR, Madam: I will draw attention to the fact that the perpetual melodrama of Donald Trump’s wars and other blunders blots out practically everything else on the news horizon. However, he is not the most important and dangerous phenomenon we must deal with today.

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US Vice President JD Vance, left, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Flush to a different plumber

THE EDITOR, Madam: Those of us who follow geopolitics can recall when Henry Kissinger was U.S. Secretary Of State over 50 years ago, and flew back and forth between Israel and Egypt talking to both…
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April 16, 2026

Letter of the Day | The financial sector: striking the right balance

THE EDITOR, Madam:
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April 16, 2026

The UN and its Security Council are becoming irrelevant

THE EDITOR, Madam: The United Nations and its Security Council are becoming increasingly irrelevant – not because the founding idea has failed, but because its most powerful members have. They…
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April 16, 2026

Fighting poverty with policy and purpose

THE EDITOR, Madam: “ Massive poverty and obscene inequality are such terrible scourges of our times – times in which the world boasts breathtaking advances in science, technology, industry, and…
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April 15, 2026

Letter of the Day | Unfinished freedom: Why Jamaica must fully embrace black hair in schools

THE EDITOR, Madam: I write in response to The Gleaner news article, ‘Strands of Change’, which highlights an encouraging shift in school grooming policies across Jamaica. This development signals a…
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April 15, 2026

Foreign wars, local casualties

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil transportation, plays a vital role in the world economy. Approximately 20 per cent of the world’s oil supply passes…
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April 14, 2026

Letter of the Day | Manchester must choose peace over conflict

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent rise in murders in Manchester Parish should concern every resident of the parish. While statistics may show numbers increasing, the real issue is not just the figures,…
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April 14, 2026

Highways have carried us far

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s expanding highway network has become one of the most transformative national investments of the past half-century. The devastation of Hurricane Melissa made this clearer.…
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April 14, 2026

Cuban doctors issue demands clear answers

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the April 10, news story: “Cuban exit exposes specialist gaps at CRH”, unfortunately, the story exposes much more than the specialist gaps. It also…