THE EDITOR, Sir:

I heard that Minister of Tourism Mr. Edmund Bartlett wants to bring casino gambling to Jamaica because it injects foreign exchange into the country. I understand that the Church is against the plan. I would like to ask the Church this question: "What do we want, investment or no investment? Employment or no employment? Crime or crime free?" I would like the Church to look at the programme again.

Let's look at the word 'money'. Money is a medium of exchange, anything you exchange for money and gain, you are a winner, if you lose, you are a loser. Gambling is to take a chance. So many church leaders and Christians put their money in fixed accounts to get more interest. Is not that gambling? So many of us borrow money from the bank to buy a car or a house; we can lose both in a single day. Is that not taking a chance? Yes, it's gambling. So many Christians are gambling and don't even know that they are gambling.

Casinos can work with certain restrictions relating to age group and money. What the Church must do is try and win the gambler for Christ. Businesses and banks are all gamblers; sometimes they win, sometimes they lose.

- A. Currie, Portland

The Editor, Sir:

Please grant me space to discourage the habitual practice that is so familiar to most motorists on the road. I am referring to the 'blinking' of the headlights to indicate to other motorists that there is a police party ahead. Let us stop this practice now as we all try to curb crime. Fellow motorists, let us do our part as we strive for a safer Jamaica.