THE EDITOR, Sir: I MUST respond to the editorial in Saturday's Gleaner, 'Balaclava: A petulant response by teachers'.I do not have all the facts that led to the response by teachers, parents and students in this incident...
THE EDITOR, Sir:THE IMPLICATION is reprehensible: 'mulattoes' or so-called 'light-skinned blacks' (both terms being misnomers and contradictions) are responsible for bleaching simply because they exist and are successful.
THE EDITOR, Sir:MANY ARE salivating about how much Jamaicans should learn about people power from the current uprisings in Egypt and other parts of the Middle East, even to the extent of being prepared to imitate them.I would like to suggest, however,...
THE EDITOR, Sir: Most Jamaicans are beginning to become a little suspicious of this paper's style of reporting. Indeed, quite a significant number of people are of the view that The Gleaner...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I never expected that The Gleaner would become such a source of turmoil.Media in the 21st century are predominantly characterised by their ability...
THE EDITOR, Sir:This is an open letter to the National Works Agency and its CEO, Mr Patrick Wong.As a resident of Grovedale Drive, I have again been pressed to write to you regarding the state of the Sandy Gully which runs behind a section of the road.
THE EDITOR, Sir:There is nothing wrong with a pastor owning and travelling with a licensed firearm in order to protect himself and his family.Perhaps because so many horrendous crimes are committed in Jamaica by the use and abuse of guns, some persons...
THE EDITOR, Sir:As someone who has run his own independent travel agency, here in Twickenham, United Kingdom (UK), for the past 27 years, I was delighted to read that Air Jamaica is to make a return on the London-Heathrow route.
THE EDITOR, Sir:It is not true that international treaties, in particular the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, prohibit governments from pursuing alternative legal schemes regarding the possession or regulation of cannabis as stated...
THE EDITOR, Sir:The Dudus-Manatt com-mission of enquiry has shed some light on the classified memoranda of understanding (MOUs) involving Jamaica, the United States and the United Kingdom.
THE EDITOR, Sir:I extend gratitude to The Gleaner Company for sponsoring the Children's Own Spelling Bee competition for 52 years.Thanks also to the associate sponsors and contributors.
THE EDITOR, Sir:I beg to differ with the argument that preachers should not be owners of firearms.Given the current climate of threat to persons and personal property, and particularly the wave of criminal activities across the island, the need for...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I am writing to make a suggestion to the newspaper.Often, you feature stories of crafts people and their small businesses, such as the father-and-son clay pottery business in the February 6, 2011 Sunday edition.The newspaper has featured...
THE EDITOR, Sir:Consciousness, choice and freedom: an awareness of one's self and situation, the ability to think, reason and decide and the freedom to be what we want to be are, no doubt, the most important things in life.
THE EDITOR, Sir: The Manatt enquiry seems to be having all sorts of problems. Some fail to submit statements, others refuse to testify and the general public couldn't care less..
THE EDITOR, Sir:My concern is the revelation of the number of clergymen who are in possession of firearms, the most recently highlighted being the Reverend Miller.It is, indeed, disappointing to see that this man - a pastor - has a firearm.
THE EDITOR, Sir: Oftentimes, families of murder victims, whether those killed by gunmen or unlawfully by the police, leave the island not for reasons driven by sadness and memories, but rather because of frustration at improper investigations.Jamaicans...
THE EDITOR, Sir: "There can be no secret anywhere in Jamaica that allows the breach of the citizen's constitutional rights." - Frank Phipps, QC, Manatt COE, February 2, 2011The four memoranda of understanding (MOUs) were classified as secret documents...
THE EDITOR, Sir:Having always believed that the only thing worse than having no security in place is having a false sense of security, I feel compelled to recount a recent experience I had while...
