THE EDITOR, Sir: I offer this brief, unsolicited advice to the prime minister, with lessons for the opposition leader: Sir, you vacillate unnecessarily. This is another low-risk opportunity for you to restore your credibility and renew your people's sense of hope.
THE EDITOR, Sir:I concur wholeheartedly with your editorial in today's newspaper titled 'Surrendering downtown?'As one who shops at Coronation Market weekly, I can attest, firsthand, to the takeover of parking spaces by extortionists along Heywood Street.
THE EDITOR, Sir:In a recent interview on CVM TV's 'Onstage' production aired March 12, popular dancehall artiste Adidja Palmer, aka Vybz Kartel, indicated that he has no social responsibility to the people of Jamaica.What is social responsibility?...
THE EDITOR, Sir:André Wright, in his mostly well-written opinion piece (Thursday, March 10) taking Prime Minister Bruce Golding to task for his justification in scheduling a staggered withdrawal of the so-called 'Furtive Five', states that "...
THE EDITOR, Sir:All who claim to be genuinely interested in truth, in the Manatt-Dudus enquiry and elsewhere, should consider the following:(1) Facts and truth are not always nor necessarily identical.
THE EDITOR, Sir:Recently, I watched an advertisement on one of our local television stations in which a young lady prided herself on being black and beautiful, and thus refused to bleach her skin.
THE EDITOR, Sir: The amount of pressure Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate students face yearly in trying to complete their school-based assessment (SBA) is outrageous.The time spent by students trying to complete the high volume of work is...
THE EDITOR, Sir:Ms Marlene Reid, in the Letter of the Day on March 9, suggested that Dr Peter Phillips be reprimanded for his role in what has become known as the 'secret Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)'.
THE EDITOR, Sir:A definition of critical mass indicates the minimum quantity necessary to initiate a change.The concept originally came from physics and is now widely applied in the social and economic space.
THE EDITOR, Sir:By now it must be clear to most that the statements being given by Justice Minister and Attorney General Dorothy Lightbourne have not been entirely factual.
THE EDITOR, Sir: Having gone to the Gibson Relays at the National Stadium last Saturday, and having had the pleasure of seeing some of the nation's very best talent on display, regrettably there is still one area of concern...
THE EDITOR, Sir: Competition law, known in the United States as antitrust law, promotes or maintains market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct. Is there such a law in Jamaica, or anything close to it?
THE EDITOR, Sir: It's a serious issue, this matter of parents talking to children about sex. The percentage of children born out of wedlock in Jamaica is as high as it is because there isn't a strong family culture in our country.
THE EDITOR, Sir: I write to express my disgust at the comments made by a so-called used-tyre dealer in the media recently.I had the misfortune of purchasing two used tyres at an establishment on Constant Spring Road sometime...
I write to bring to your attention the fact that the Westmoreland Bridge, which spanned the Wag Water River on the road to Highgate, was washed away in 2007 in the rains associated with Tropical Storm Gustav, thus rendering the main road to Highgate and its environs impassable.
Although several letters have been written about Brown's Avenue in Long Road over the period of 17 years, the condition has remained the same. This road, which is part of the community of Long Road, eastern Portland, needs to be asphalted.
It is important to respond to the letter from Mr Christopher Brown, one of the managers at Carreras Limited that was published in The Gleaner on Friday, March 4. Two points in his letter require clarification...
I have heard it said up to quite recently that Jewish scriptures point to Jesus as the Messiah. This may be a popular belief, but it is nothing short of clever deception.
I am responding to a letter captioned 'Unfair result for CC quiz team', which was published in The Gleaner on Friday, March 4. Television Jamaica is aware of the concerns raised by many of our viewers about the outcome of the recent Schools' Challenge Quiz match between Cornwall College and Ardenne High.
The Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry has brought our country into disgrace. As the enquiry progresses, it is clear from the many contradictory statements made that some persons, at least, are telling lies. The sad truth is that the main persons who are giving evidence are the leaders of the country. This is the leadership of Jamaica on display - for the world to see.
On January 18, 2011, I parked my 1990 Toyota motor car at the top of Duke Street, Kingston, which has been one of my 'safe' parking areas over the last 30 years. When I returned an hour later, my car was gone. After some anxious moments and frantic enquiries, I learnt that a wrecker had towed my car (and others as well) to the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) pound on Church Street.
Despite repeated complaints about the work of the lawyers at the now unfolding saga of the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry, I am compelled to congratulate them on the excellent work done so far. The People's National Party's K.D. Knight, QC, is to be applauded for ably leading the way.
