With regard to the announcement by Finance Minister Dr Peter Philips that Jamaica has secured approval from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on an extended fund facility by the end of March, are we ignoring the elephant in the room?
The lack of international mechanisms to regulate the trade of conventional arms is a relevant factor in the intensification of internal conflicts and violence in large cities.
THE EDITOR, Sir:Mr Gordon Robinson column ('Falconer minister of misinformation') in The Sunday Gleaner of March 24, 2013 was unfortunate, unfair and bordered on malicious.
The residents of Seatonhurst Drive, off Lady Musgrave Road, have made repeated requests to the National Water Commission (NWC) to correct a problem which allows the cumulative effect of several gallons of water to be wasted.
When you read about madness going on, it is bad and not so bad. When the madness happens to you, it is quite a different story. On March 25, I had an experience which shook the little faith I have left in this country.
Every year at this time, our anti-Christian friends take the opportunity to share with us what Easter means to them. Please allow me to share with them what Easter means to us Christians, in response to a letter by Claude Wilson on Page A8 of The Gleaner, Monday, March 25, 2013.
THE EDITOR, Sir:On behalf of the organisers and producers of the Dennis Brown birthday celebration On behalf of the organisers and producers of the Dennis Brown birthday celebration held at the Kingston waterfront on Sunday, March 17, I thank all those who participated to make it a success, beyond our expectations.
Jamaica's problem, in a nutshell, is that those who stand to benefit most from Brand Jamaica are doing the least in relation to the benefits that can be gained promoting the brand. It is the culture of timid myopia. To change that, the dialogue has to be opened to include those who see the real need here.
A group of citizens, including taxi operators, in Lime Hall, St Ann, came together on Sunday, March 24 and fixed a section of Laycock Street, which was riddled with large potholes and needed to be resurfaced.
It seems the smog that blankets Bogue Village at nights and early mornings, particularly for at least the seven days starting from March 19, 2013, escapes the notice of all concerned. No one is concerned that while they sleep they are inhaling, very likely, pollutants and heavy metals with high bio-accumulation rates and carcinogenic effects.
THE EDITOR, Sir:TEENAGE PREGNANCY has become a topical issue again, especially in light of the recent disturbing revelation that over 60 per cent of the students in first form at a Corporate Area high school are parents....
THE EDITOR, Sir:THE PUBLIC uproar resulting from the Buckfield case and the subsequent public explanation by the director of public prosecutions (DPP) highlight two formidable challenges facing the administration of justice in Jamaica today....
THE EDITOR, Sir:It is refreshing and I think well overdue hearing the charge the chairman of the Police Federation, Sergeant Raymond Wilson, gave to subofficers at a recent graduation ceremony in Montego Bay.In essence, Wilson said the federation will...
THE EDITOR, Sir: Being a diehard Jamaican who works too much, has family responsibilities up to my neck and whose salary is decreasing in value by the minute, I rarely have the opportunity to visit the various parishes or the sites...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I congratulate Dr Orville Taylor for his article 'Lotto scam: slow government' (Sunday Gleaner, March 24, 2013) because he has a perspective on affairs that is all his own, and he can defend it adequately.
THE EDITOR, Sir;I'm writing to appeal to a sense of justice and for the sake of brotherhood to which we as a nation pledge allegiance as part of our mores and standards of behaviour.Imagine with me, if you will, this debacle: an allegation of sexual...
THE EDITOR, Sir: We are told that to renew a driver's licence, we may have to go to the police and pay for a report on whether we have any outstanding tickets or warrants.
THE EDITOR, Sir: I was fortunate to read Egerton Chang's article 'Jamaican-Chinese WWII unit, and banana patties', published March 17 in The Sunday Gleaner regarding the Jamaican-Chinese World War II unit...
THE EDITOR, Sir: It cannot be contested that we have a chronic shortage of housing for our people.Yet, our Government says that taking $45.6b from the National Housing Trust (NHT) will not affect its ability to deliver. Something seems very wrong!
