The Editor, Sir: In 2008 when the price of oil skyrocketed on the international market, I wrote a letter suggesting an incentive-driven carpooling initiative led by the private sector. While I think that a private-sector-led initiative would generate...
The Editor, Sir:Am I to understand that the high incidence of corruption in Jamaica is due to the absence of laws, rules, policies and procedures? Obviously not.The existence of these prohibitors clearly have not deterred the many Jamaicans who have not...
The Editor, Sir:On reading the article titled Bloodiest year ever: 1,680 murders in 2009, in Saturday's Gleaner, I decided to do a little research to find out how that death toll compared with the combined coalition deaths in the wars in Iraq...
The Editor, Sir:Carolyn Cooper is at it again! This time she is not just throwing punches like a skilled boxer, but she has begun to fire punches way below the belt.I observe that the goodly Dr Cooper is professor not only in literary studies but also...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I am quite sure no one was fooled by the attempt of acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Glenmore Hinds to get us to believe that the Jamaica Constabulary Force achieved major operational successes in 2009.The acting deputy commissioner...
The constant stealing of scrap metal from public and private entities should be a national crisis. This seems not to be the case, as there appears to be no specific measures in place to apprehend and prosecute these thieves.
The Editor, Sir: The Government continues to stress the importance of education, yet school administrators make the education system a nightmare.My experience with the only technical high school in my parish is not peculiar to what happens in schools.
The Editor, Sir: Following on the discussion re the Church, below are some salient points that should cause the Church in Jamaica to engage in deep soul-searching of its real mission.The Church, as an institution, has...
The Editor, Sir: A decade ago, my sister decided that she wanted to become a teacher and applied for a loan from the Student Loans Bureau (SLB) amounting to a little less than $15,000.
The Editor, Sir: The recent terrorist attack on Northwest Airlines in the United States has brought to the fore, yet again, the issue of racial profiling.
The Editor, Sir: There is a popular adage which says 'If it isn't broken, don't fix it'. Although the point can be debated, there are, in my view, quite a few things in our blessed island which have needed fixing for over 30 years.
The Editor, Sir:I refer to the article published in The Gleaner on January 4 titled 'Church failing Jamaica'.A church is supposed to spread the good news about Jesus Christ.
The Editor, Sir: I've travelled to many places, one of which was Hawaii. There the beaches there are open to the public. No hotel can deny access to natives...
THE EDITOR, Sir:In order to effect a title search recently, I had to pay a visit, for the first time, to the Titles Office of the National Land Agency (NLA) on Hanover Street, Kingston.Planning to spend a couple of hours, I was pleasantly surprised when...
The Editor, Sir:It is time that political, social and economic commentators/analysts be labelled according to their political alliances. For too long many such persons have used their privileged access to mass media for furtherance ...
The Editor, Sir: I have seen two letters recently (on January 5 and 7) praising the economic and social strides made by Botswana. What is more striking is their growth when compared with their African counterparts...
The Editor, Sir: As I reviewed the many writings, plans and efforts at reforming Jamaica, in particular the education system and the many efforts at diversion strategies within the school system and, by extension, the wider society...
The Editor, Sir:There are very few things in Jamaica that surprise me anymore. However I was a bit taken aback with the pronouncement of Peter Bunting on TVJ's Prime Time news on Tuesday, January 5.
The Editor, Sir:The year 2010 has hardly made its mark and, already, the pundits have rolled their dice, predicting that Jamaica is one of the countries likely to suffer from social unrest.I am not one to swallow such forecasts easily but one cannot...
The Editor, Sir: I think the question that captioned yesterday's article by Dennie Quill: 'Does religion make Muslims happy?' is relevant but should be more balanced and comprehensive in scope. Maybe it should read: 'Does religion make anyone happy?'
The Editor, Sir: Gordon House, the seat of our nation's Parliament is supposed to be the place where the laws governing our country are enacted and the business of the people dealt with.
The Editor, Sir: I am concerned that in the midst of this global and national recession, that there seems to be no strategic thinking or planning on the part of our government. Why is that we move from one drought to another and still we have not made adequate provisions?
The Editor, Sir: In support of your 'Letter of the Day' of Tuesday, January 5, highlighting Botswana's reasons for having such a rapid growth rate, I would like to point out that Botswana has: A 'free education' policy up to university level, free health-care policy, most foreign workers are employed on a contractual basis ...
