THE EDITOR, Sir: On Saturday, February 23, 2013, I attended the Gibson Relays. However, I was very alarmed to see athletes from a few primary schools running barefooted!
THE EDITOR, Sir: Hopefully, most of us will agree that NDX (JDX2) is a necessary evil. The way in which it was done, though, is cause for concern for some of us...
THE EDITOR, Sir:It pains me to see Jamaica continue to slide into this economic abyss. The International Monetary Fund deal will not stop this slide, but only slow our momentum.
THE EDITOR, Sir: Although education officers and technocrats operating under the Ministry of Education must be commended for their efforts to improve the performance of our students at the varying levels of our school system...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I have read with interest Mr O.Hilaire Sobers' recent article titled 'School or revival tent'. I also listened to the discussion on Nationwide between principal Ruel Reid, Mr Sobers and Cliff Hughes on the evening of February 26, 2013.
THE EDITOR, Sir: It is reported that the criminals who snuffed out the life of former Deputy Superintendent of Police Denzil Boyd in Queensborough Gardens last Sunday waylaid him in a heavily tinted motor vehicle...
THE EDITOR, Sir: I applaud the efforts of the Child Development Agency (CDA) in carrying out investigations into a suspected child-smuggling ring between Jamaica and another Caribbean territory....
THE EDITOR, Sir: The world has lost a sterling man, former US Surgeon General C.Everett Koop, a paediatric surgeon known for his anti-smoking campaigns...
I have to use this medium to bring to the attention of the relevant authorities, i.e., the member of parliament, Mr Fitz Jackson and Mr George Lee, mayor of Portmore, the mosquito nuisance the residents of the municipality are facing daily.
I write to express my appreciation for the stewardship of the minister of agriculture, Roger Clarke, in assisting a group of overseas investors I know who needed guidance in activating a project in Jamaica.
On Friday, March 1, 2013, I received the following text message on my LIME phone: "As of March 1, 2013, 25% GCT will apply to the Telephone Call Tax of 40 cents on applicable outgoing mobile calls."
The municipality of Portmore was established on May 22, 2003 and will thus celebrate 10 years in existence this year. Under the Municipal Act, the memorandum of objects and reasons states that the Government has proposed the establishment of municipalities in recognition of the need for a strong and vibrant local government.
One of the reasons why Jamaica has become one of the most (if not the most) indebted countries in the world is because there are absolutely no sanctions for poor management/performance or policymaking in the public sector. But why should there be when our taxpayers don't care that they are always being forced to bear the full brunt of the fallout?
On Sunday, February 24, I participated in the funeral of the late 14-year-old Sheriefa Saddler, who was brutally and callously abused and murdered by evil assailants. The occasion gave all who gathered the opportunity to see the real people behind the headlines.
An open letter to the director of public prosecutions (DPP) - Dear DPP,I have no legal training, but common sense tells me that it is an offence to promote illegal activities.
THE EDITOR, Sir:The international conservation community recently became aware of Jamaica's charcoal export trade. While we recognise the right and the need for Jamaicans to secure a diversified export market...
THE EDITOR, Sir: In response to Mr O. Hilaire Sobers' article titled 'School or revival tent', which appeared in the February 26 issue of The Gleaner, I wish to say the following...
THE EDITOR, Sir: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is perhaps the most confused person in her Cabinet. Does she not realise that if you kill the rich and business sector with taxes...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I had been largely ambivalent and amused by the responses to the advert depicting the burning of a Jamaican flag until I read your Letter of the Day of February 26, 2013.
THE EDITOR, Sir:I empathise somewhat with the lady senator, Kamina Johnson-Smith, who wishes that schools not expel students who become pregnant.I think, however, that this should be done more so by the fathers.
