We are beginning a new year still beset by the costly bogey of maligned and misunderstood dual citizenship; and as many remain uninstructed in the progressive aspects of this subject, it should be timely to recount the views of National Hero Marcus Garvey, expressed when he found himself set upon by enemies in America.
Minister Mike Henry is correct that the country should not be held hostage by any group, and so his response to JATOO is understandable. Unfortunately, too many groups, when they seek to deal with the Government, do so in a confrontational fashion. Surely, there can be dialogue without the sabre-rattling.
Like Police Commissioner Owen Ellington, I am not satisfied with the 15 per cent reduction in murders when 2010 is compared with 2009, as officially reported late last year. In fact, we continue to be appalled that Jamaica remains a killing field, and that at certain blood-soaked locations across the country, gunmen continue to snuff out the lives of ordinary citizens, almost with impunity.
It seems that the Jamaican postal service is somewhat in decline, as evidenced by the closure of some rural post offices. One could loosely speculate that this is caused by increasing costs of handling and transporting mail and, more important, the competition from new technologies such as email, instant messaging, fax machines, etc.
THE EDITOR Sir:The expression of shock and dismay by many persons at the recent report of the barring of the media by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God from its watchnight service is something that I find very hard to understand...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I am not sure why, in this day and age when Jamaica is suffering financially, immigration officials at the Sangster International Airport insist on harassing visitors.My niece, who is the vice-president of marketing of Brown Estate...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I'd like to add my thoughts to Devon Dick's article titled 'Owen Ellington - Personality of the Year' in The Gleaner on Thursday. As a seasoned police officer, Commissioner Ellington has no illusions about the devastating impact crime...
THE EDITOR, Sir:The call by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce for the Government to dismantle garrisons in the wake of what took place in Tivoli Gardens last year has ominous connotations.It would appear that what the chamber is advocating...
THE EDITOR, Sir: I am distressed at the digging and laying of those gigantic pipes, thus blocking Palmoral Avenue in St Andrew, which makes it difficult for residents to get to their homes. What is even further distressing is the fact that the residents...
THE EDITOR, Sir: We are currently completing a scientific paper for presentation at the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture Annual Meeting, to be held in Seattle, Washington, in June, on the population prevalence of personality disorder...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I have been researching my great-great-great-grandfather, Edward Louis Theodore Walsh, who died in Savanna-la-Mar and was buried June 22, 1802.
THE EDITOR, Sir:In response to the article 'Dam nonsense: Former NWC president scoffs at proposals to solve Corporate Area water woes', published on Tuesday, January 4, and a request for readers to suggest solutions to Jamaica's water crisis.Jamaica is...
THE EDITOR,Sir:AS THE sun creeps over the hill and slowly spreads over the busy commercial area at the corner of Old Hope Road and Downer Avenue in St Andrew, you can see a trek of persons walking up to the Government's Drug Serv outlet.
THE EDITOR, Sir:Please help me with this one.As of today, do not refer to the criminals as 'gunmen', but as 'gun criminals' in all your stories. Simple and insignificant?
The EDITOR, Sir:The Sunday Gleaner's presentation of the New Year's message of the commissioner of police highlighted a marked reduction in the level of crime in Jamaica.While any success in this area must be applauded, one cannot help but be cynical...
THE EDITOR, Sir:YOUR EDITORIAL of January 4 made no mention of parents' responsibility to the performance of students, yet placing the poor performance almost entirely on the backs of teachers.
THE EDITOR, Sir:The greatest challenge for the NWC in getting more water to the Corporate Area is centred around the massive deforestation that has taken place over the past 20-30 years in and around catchment areas that serve the surface storage...
THE EDITOR, Sir: I sometimes agree with the minster of finance as he holds the line on granting wage increases.He has often had to say no to worthy cases, and even to prior agreements.
THE EDITOR, Sir: I must, on behalf of every citizen in Hanover, apologise to letter writer Norman Thompson and his family for the neglect of historical buildings in the parish.
THE EDITOR, Sir:Governments past and present consistently speak of the importance of the agroprocessing sector to the Jamaican economy.As an agroprocessor, the main challenges the sector faces are as follows:1.
THE EDITOR, Sir: In response to The Sunday Gleaner article titled 'Shape up: church leaders demand positive action from politicians':Church leaders should look into the mirror and give themselves the same rebuke.
THE EDITOR, Sir: For the third successive year, my wife and I spent Christmas in western Jamaica. One Sunday afternoon, we visited Fort Charlotte in Lucea and were somewhat disappointed. ...
