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Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2010 | 12:00 AM

To the Editor, Sir: In response to Mel Cooke's article 'A slap versus a beating' in The Gleaner of December 13, both a slap and a beating have the same potential of causing harm to children as well as to adult women in abusive situations....

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR,Sir: In his article titled 'Why corruption stinks', published in The Sunday Gleaner of December 12, Ian Boyne once again demonstrated his understanding of the problems affecting our society and the solutions needed.

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir: Let me make it quite clear from the outset that I'm a teetotaller and really don't care if J. Wray & Nephew closes and the workers lose their jobs. However, I admire the spunk with which David McConnell and Wayne Cummings...

Published:Tuesday | December 14, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir: While many of us love to discuss politics with 'a colour bias', there are some issues which should never have such colourings.

Published:Monday | December 13, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir: A quote from a Gleaner article of December 8 states:"Lowe also explained that the formula in this nutraceutical product 'will provide prostate health as well as slow down the growth...

Published:Monday | December 13, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir: Recently I was among a group of teacher trainers who have been through a traumatic situation at one of our teachers' colleges.

Published:Monday | December 13, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir:As Jamaicans (maybe others elsewhere have similar experiences), we are aware and personally affected by 'interest' and 'late payment' fees.

Published:Monday | December 13, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir: Your Online Feedback contributor THEDKJ of Saturday, December 11, questioned "just what is happening to the Jamaican rum industry" and further...

Published:Monday | December 13, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir:While I would not go as far as labelling it a 'scandalous decision' as well-known apologist for the People's National Party Garnett Roper has done (Gleaner, December 12), as a staunch Labourite, I believe that the Government should...

Published:Monday | December 13, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir:It would seem that this Government has little regard for the many civil servants who carry out the day-to-day activities of the various ministries and agencies and without whom, like it or not, Government cannot function....

Published:Sunday | December 12, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir: The fastest-growing parish in Jamaica is St Catherine. This heavily populated parish is serviced by at least four courts.

Published:Saturday | December 11, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir: If I had been born big, I would surely think everybody else was born big back home in Jamaica. It is no secret that crime, mismanagement and the educational system are the things that are stopping Jamaica moving forward.

Published:Saturday | December 11, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir:The never-ending dual-citizenship scandal rocking the Jamaican Parliament is nothing short of disgraceful on the part of the MPs involved.

Published:Saturday | December 11, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir:Having travelled many of the roads in Jamaica in the course of my geological investigations, I feel that some comment is needed on their current state.

Published:Saturday | December 11, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir:The controversy regarding the publishing of the Grade Four Literacy Test results has started and again I believe that our focus is wrong.

Published:Saturday | December 11, 2010 | 12:00 AM

Below are edited excerpts from comments posted online at www.jamaica-gleaner.com by readers to yesterday's lead story 'Liquor protest - company withholds products to force Gov't's hand with new tax'.Call their bluff!This is the defining...

Published:Saturday | December 11, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir: The Office of Utilities Regu-lation (OUR) was never intended to be a consumer advocate, and thus its staffing and mandate reflect this clearly.

Published:Friday | December 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir:The prime minister's explanation about the plan to sell off Up Park Camp, as delivered to Parliament on December 7, continues to mock the intelligence of the Jamaican people.

Published:Friday | December 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:OUR BELOVED island, which is filled with so much promise and potential, is at a crossroads.

Published:Friday | December 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:I HAVE always maintained that court proceedings are never the greatest examples of the demonstration of justice in Jamaica, since they tend to remind me of those awful Gestapo tribunals.

Published:Friday | December 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:THE NOW raging debate over the performance of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government, just three years in office, in comparison to the People's National Party's (PNP) 18 consecutive years in office is now bordering on hysteria.The...

Published:Friday | December 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR Sir: THE PRIME minister's tabling of the 'term limits' bill in Parliament comes across as another half-baked idea that seems aimed at giving the appearance that he is doing something - anything.

Published:Friday | December 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir: We are officially out of the hurricane season and Local Government Month has come and gone.Both events expired without much fanfare. We had no hurricanes, with one near miss and Tropical Storm Nicole which surprised us.

Published:Friday | December 10, 2010 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir: I SUPPORT the proposal to remove Up Park Camp. Actually, I advocated for it. However, not in my worst nightmare did I believe...

Published:Thursday | December 9, 2010 | 12:00 AM

The Editor, Sir: The following letter was submitted by Dr Henry Lowe, executive chairman of the Environmental Health Foundation, on behalf of Dr Joseph Bryant, in response to Professor William Aiken's article in the Gleaner of December 7....

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