THE EDITOR, Sir:I want to congratulate your columnist Martin Henry for his excellently crafted article 'Religion and development' (Sunday Gleaner, February 10, 2013).
THE EDITOR, Sir:While most Catholics were taken by surprise that the Pope has called it a day because of his failing health, no one should be surprised that after the new Pope has been installed, the Roman Catholic Church will remain the same....
THE EDITOR, Sir:I wish to draw to the public's attention a problem which we, as students, have been facing for a while now.I consider as distasteful the 'lapping up' (that is, sitting on a boy's or girl's lap in public buses or taxis) in order to ensure...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I always enjoy reading Martin Henry's well-written and informative articles, even when they are as long as 'Religion and development', which appeared in the Jamaica Gleaner Online on Sunday, February 10, 2013.Mr Henry did an excellent...
THE EDITOR, Sir: Every day, millions of gallons of water go to waste through our faucets and showers - water that could be used to grow crops.The recent public announcement of harvesting water, though timely, should be backed up by public education ...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I absolutely love Gordon Robinson's article 'Reason is Church's enemy' (Sunday Gleaner, February 10) because it has given me hope that not all my fellow Jamaicans are mindless sheep.I am an atheist who was raised in a religious family,...
THE EDITOR, Sir:Though two small articles have been published, I am surprised and very disappointed that I have not yet seen a substantial obituary from The Gleaner Company Ltd itself with regard to the contribution made...
THE EDITOR, Sir:This is an open letter to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.I have always been a strong advocate for the independence of Jamaica and I hope I will live to see the day when Jamaica truly becomes free and independent...
THE EDITOR, Sir:'LOL' is my response to Mark Shields' guest column ('Reject Les Green's offensive remarks') in The Gleaner on Friday, February 8.One of the best crime-fighting skills Mr Shields brought to the table was, of course, his verbal and written...
THE EDITOR, Sir:The prime minister recently took a break from "working, working" to speak on matters of the State, only to be met with backlash from the Opposition and others.They took a single tenet from her address and jumped all over it.
Thanks to George Davis for his column 'Shut the doors on dunces', published Wednesday, February 6, 2013, echoing the sentiment that many of us Jamaicans have long known to be true.
THE EDITOR, Sir:Jamaicans have just celebrated 50 years of Independence from their former colonial master - the then Great Britain, which was later named United Kingdom.
THE EDITOR, Sir:Supporters and detractors of the Bible should all learn that as useful as the Bible is or can be, for those in search of truth (physical or spirtual), there is nothing holy or infallible about the 'Holy Bible' - in any or all of its...
I am wondering if there is anything that could be done about getting Marlon King out of retirement to come back and represent the Reggae Boyz in the qualifiers to shore up the front line of the squad.
THE EDITOR, Sir:While it is good that Mining Minister Phillip Paulwell is pushing for Jamaica to start the process of developing its rare-earth industry, I cannot help but wonder why it is that we forever seem...
THE EDITOR, Sir:A recent advertisement advocates that companies should have a policy on HIV such that there will be no discrimination against persons with this condition.
THE EDITOR, Sir: LET ME first point out that I hold no brief for the local police.However, recent comments by former Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green...
THE EDITOR, Sir:IN RESPONSE to my letter published on Friday, January 25, and a response by Petrojam Limited on page A9 of your opinion page of Tuesday, January 29, I felt compelled to respond, as they mentioned my name and I found this article a bit...
THE EDITOR, Sir:THE JAMAICA Manufacturers' Association (JMA), in response to The Gleaner article 'Shoddy imported tissue raises stink', published on February 3, 2013, supports the rejection of substandard imported products.
THE EDITOR, Sir:JAMAICA'S ECONOMIC quagmire today serves as a reminder to us and the rest of the world of what can happen when leaders fail to plan and, by extension, fail to be visionary.Take Jamaica's economy, for instance, where large portions ...
