The Editor, Sir:

I have taken due note of a letter published in The Gleaner Wednesday, October 11, 2006, and while the majority of these questions on the Trifigura affair are somewhat relevant, I have a few fundamental questions of my own.

Why did the Government come out so stridently to defend the parties involved, only to have backtracked a few days later?

Why did it become necessary for Mr. Campbell to resign?

Why has it become necessary to return the money?

An invoice had been prepared; what was the invoice for and why has it not been brought to public attention?

Why the stark difference between the Government's and Trafigura's version of the purpose of the funds?

Why did Mr. Nicholson see it necessary to tender an apology to the people of Jamaica?

Has it been conclusively established that the leaking of the information came from the financial institution?

The Leader of the Opposition has been calling for details of the contract for over six months - why have these not been provided?

If Mr. Campbell was the only one who knew about the 'donation,' then what was his motive for keeping it a secret?

Is Mr. Campbell the party's treasurer?

Who met with Trafigura officials in New York and Jamaica?

Finally, why is the Prime Minister snubbing the media and being so silent on the matter?

Jamaica deserves better leadership and governance than what currently obtains. If all that you can deduce from the current state of affairs is self-serving opportunism, then it serves as a poignant indicator of the state of naivety and warped thought processes that exist among a wide cross section of the society.

I am, etc.,

CHRISTOPHER GAYLE

Kingston 8