The Editor, Sir: As the 200-year-old church goes up in smoke and the pastor of this historic church (Mount Carey Baptist) tries to recover his health after a brutal attack, I think this place should become a place of pilgrimage.
Below are edited excerpts from comments posted by readers online at www.jamaica-gleaner.com reacting to yesterday's front-page article 'Cops raid east Kingston gun shop'.
The Editor, Sir:As a future high-school English teacher currently in my first year at a very prominent teachers' college, I feel it is my duty to show an interest in the direction being taken by the education system...
The Editor, Sir:Recently, I was on a university campus and heard a young man vehemently defending our dialect, saying he does not understand why it is that when students come to the school, they are expected to stop speaking Patois.
THE EDITOR, Sir: My family and I were returning home from Spanish Town on the night of December 27 approximately 11:30 when, on passing Matilda's Corner and attempting to go up Old Hope Road, our vehicle came to a standstill.
The Editor, Sir:The most important thing that could happen for Jamaica for 2011 is for the state to tackle the corruption which has engulfed all sectors of the society.
The Editor, Sir:It would be laughable if it were not so pathetic, and now the Government is getting involved in trying to put a stop to this ridiculous practice of lightening the skin.
The Editor, Sir:
The report of December 29 that Falmouth businesses are not ready for cruise-ship arrivals is hardly surprising. I recently drove through the town which is "bracing" for cruise ships and tourism and all I saw was an ugly, neglected rural town.
The Editor, Sir:It was refreshing to read Ashford Meikle's article (CCJ, a Trojan horse? Public Affairs, December 26) concerning the captioned subject.
Published:Wednesday | December 29, 2010 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:IT IS WITH unfathomable grief that I add my voice to the torrent of condolences which continue to pour in for the loss of our brother, colleague, friend, and griot, John Maxwell.
Published:Wednesday | December 29, 2010 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:A LAW student - one of the lowest rungs on the ladder of the legal profession - makes the best argument to debunk the backward petit-bourgeoisie arguments of Justice Patrick Robinson and otherse...
Published:Wednesday | December 29, 2010 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:THE RECENT attention to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) brought on by the auditor general's report of December 2010, cannot escape my attention any further.
Published:Wednesday | December 29, 2010 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir: KINDLY GRANT me space to write this very distressing story in your newspaper to inform the public of some disturbing matter that is really taking place at the Cornwall Regional Hospital....
The Editor, Sir: Dancehall has always been associated with a culture of violence, which is contributing to the occurrence of criminal activities and spiralling crime rate in Jamaica.
The Editor, Sir: The hosting of the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2007 in the West Indies was billed as a great opportunity for Jamaica and the wider English-speaking Caribbean.
The Editor, Sir: Jamaica has been declining steadily for many years now and continues to decline each day. The decline is in the area of good manners, respect for self and other persons, and for other people's property, rights, and life...
The Editor, Sir: In reading about the war of words between National Security Minister Dwight Nelson and former Police Commissioner Hardley Lewin about disclosures in those cables released by WikiLeaks, I'm left to wonder when will it end....
The Editor, Sir: So, it can be argued from the Letter of Day of December 23 that the exclusion clause in the United States constitution regarding dual-citizenship holders is equivalent to Jamaica's exclusion clauses....
