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Published:Friday | June 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I received a flyer at my office from Proven Wealth which had a picture of Chorvelle Johnson, CEO, hands folded in front of her, with a bright warm smile.

Published:Thursday | June 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM

Following a string of losses by the Reggae Boyz, coach Theodore Whitmore has resigned. What is your take on his decision?

Published:Thursday | June 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir: IT IS REALLY sad how Customs is apparently overcharging duties on incoming items.

Published:Thursday | June 13, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:THE SLIDE of our dollar is a function of supply and demand.

Published:Wednesday | June 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:As an avid reader of your leading newspaper, I would like to officially state my disappointment at the very biased and negative slant that you have once again taken in your discussions about teachers and the education system.I urge The...

Published:Wednesday | June 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Roy Black's Music Diaries piece titled 'U-Roy: the rightful ruler of deejays' (Sunday Gleaner, June 9, 2013) was a good article.

Published:Wednesday | June 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Portmore residents put their lives in danger every day just to earn a living.

Published:Wednesday | June 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:The other day on the radio I heard a politician (whose name I did not catch) talking about a plan to privatise Jamaica's water supply.

Published:Wednesday | June 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:We must cry out now in repentance to God - or we will cry later - for the disaster that is to come upon the land.Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach to any people.

Published:Wednesday | June 12, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Consider an adulterous or bestial awakening; it's easy if you try.Even if no other comes out of the motel, car or pen and join me in declaring that some of us are born adulterous or bestial, am I not entitled to the protection of the law...

Published:Tuesday | June 11, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Referring to the Dexroy Martin letter in last Saturday's Gleaner ('Richie Stephens massacred the anthem', vocalised rearrangement of a national anthem is an annoyance to those who pride national symbols.I'm unsure whether it is the first...

Published:Tuesday | June 11, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Contrary to Dexroy Martin's pronouncements in the Saturday, June 8, 2013 edition of The Gleaner that 'Richie Stephens massacred the anthem', I'd like to go on record to...

Published:Tuesday | June 11, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Dr Orville Taylor, in his column of Sunday, June 9, 2013 titled 'J-FLAGging a dead horse?', wrote: "And if a guy wants to display behaviour that is contrary to the norms, he must allow for the freedom of others to call him what they...

Published:Tuesday | June 11, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Last week, the world celebrated World No Tobacco Day.We did so at the Smokefree Action Coalition in Spanish Town where we have the first smoke-free square in the Caribbean. Two days later, Carreras erected a large billboard.

Published:Tuesday | June 11, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:Congratulations to Jaevion Nelson on his article in The Gleaner of Thursday, June 6, 2013 titled 'Condoms aren't aphrodisiacs'.Mr Nelson reassures us that there are still people who live in Jamaica.

Published:Monday | June 10, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I am just getting a chance to respond to a statement Ian Boyne made in his article 'Puss and dog war in education' published Sunday, June 2.

Published:Monday | June 10, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir: The slow death of the Jamaican dollar over the last two decades is a result of fiscal mismanagement and economic missteps from our political leaders.In 1990, the Jamaican dollar traded at $7.24 against the greenback.

Published:Monday | June 10, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:If the story in The Gleaner of Saturday, June 8, 2013 titled 'Stop bickering' is accurate, it is clear that the minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, A.J.

Published:Monday | June 10, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir: It seems to me that Sean Major-Campbell, in his article in the Saturday, June 8, 2013 edition of The Gleaner, as his contribution to the debate on the buggery law...

Published:Monday | June 10, 2013 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:A key component of the Westminster model of government surrounds the convention of the collective responsibility of the Cabinet.However, the recent revelations coming out of the Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House relating to whether...

Published:Saturday | June 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

As Jamaicans get more and more health conscious, there is a great need for more community parks in our neighbourhoods. We need to walk more in well-lit and fairly safe surroundings.

Published:Saturday | June 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

I read Martin Henry's column of June 4, 2013 ('Doran Dixon: Piggish? Yes, but let him grunt') regarding Dixon's dissing of Ronald Thwaites. I am not sure why Mr Henry is riding the non-issue of Mr Dixon's legal right to speak his mind. That was never in question.

Published:Saturday | June 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The Transport Authority (TA) has now proven that it doesn't care about three-, five- and 10-year-old children travelling in illegal buses. It has now stopped issuing road licences to these operators.

Published:Saturday | June 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

The Jamaica Association of Transport Owners and Operators (JATOO) wishes to thank the Transport Authority and its new managing director, Mr Donald Foster, for their recent meeting and the ongoing discussion and consultation with JATOO and other operators in the public passenger transportation sector.

Published:Saturday | June 8, 2013 | 12:00 AM

I greatly admire Mr Bolt's humility. It takes great courage to accept defeat, as he did in the race against Justin Gatlin on Thursday.

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