The Editor, Sir:The call by the group 'Prayer 2000' for a rally outside Parliament to protest the upcoming constitutional challenge to Jamaica's buggery law is yet another example of Christian piety gone awry...
The Editor, Sir:I commend Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna for her sentiments shared on the need for a clear position on the abortion issue in Jamaica.
THE EDITOR, Sir:Stanford Walker, in his letter to The Gleaner of April 26, 2013, said The Skatalites band was formed in the late 1950s, and not in 1964, according to Carolyn Cooper's account (Alpha Boys' School gets new logo; Sunday Gleaner, April 21,...
THE EDITOR, Sir:On the occasion of reports that Veronica Campbell-Brown made a declaration about medication use at the Jamaica International Invitational meet in Kingston in June, I am inclined to offer a perspective on the state of local media and...
THE EDITOR, Sir: The biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference has begun under the theme 'A Nation on a Mission: Jamaica-Diaspora Partnership for Development'.
THE EDITOR, Sir:In his usually interesting and informative 'Music Diaries' in The Sunday Gleaner (June 16, 2013), Roy Black aptly featured Eddie Fisher's notable 1954 hit Oh My Papa and other appropriate songs highlighting the significance of fathers on...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I hold no brief for Mrs Veronica Campbell-Brown, but I become mildly annoyed when, in relation to her present difficulties, the media describe a diuretic she is said to have ingested as 'a masking agent'.The word 'diuretic', from as far...
THE EDITOR, Sir:OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr Christopher Tufton, has stopped just short of describing the staging of diaspora conferences as a waste of time, arguing that Jamaica has yet to benefit significantly from the...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I am writing to express my disappointment with Mr Don Wehby, group CEO of GraceKennedy, and one of the judges in the recently concluded primary schools' debate, sponsored by GraceKennedy Money Services.In the pre-debate interview...
THE EDITOR, Sir:This is an open letter to Local Government Minister Noel Arscott.I read of your plans to reduce our street-light bill by $1 billion, and I support your effort.I remind you that under our two recent political regimes, much work was put...
THE EDITOR, Sir:The recent devaluation of the Jamaican dollar against its US counterpart has been greeted with mixed responses from various sectors of Jamaica, but what has caught my attention is the response of the finance minister and the leaders of the central bank.
THE EDITOR, Sir:The value of the Jamaican dollar has reached an all-time low, and we are yet to hear any solutions from our leaders, except the call for us to be optimistic despite our obvious despair.
THE EDITOR, Sir:It was with great consternation that I read the STAR back-page headline on June 13, 2013 titled 'Not good enough', in reference to the sacking of Reggae Boyz coach Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore.While accountability is good, it has to be...
THE EDITOR, Sir:We appreciate the 'big tent' and refreshing approach of the minister concerning the proposed terms of reference in relation to the imminent commission of enquiry into the May 2010 Tivoli Gardens police-military operation.As we embark,...
THE EDITOR, Sir:It is generally perceived that healthy competition is the most effective way for customers to access affordable and valued services or products from service providers.
THE EDITOR, Sir:Do you think that the time has come for University of the West Indies, Mona (a highly government/taxpayer-funded university), to be judged by its direct contribution to the Jamaica society?UWI, Mona, trains students in journalism, yet...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I watched West Indies get thoroughly outplayed by India in the Champions Trophy a couple of days ago and came away with the feeling that the WICB and the selectors had missed a trick when they chose the team for this tournament...
