The Editor, Sir:Last month, I attended the funeral of my mother-in-law and I had to use the road from Sandside in St Mary to Preston, Bonnygate.I could not believe in this modern age, a road surface could be so horrible and people have to drive their...
The Editor, Sir: The headlines scream new murder record. But no one is surprised. At five a day, including Christmas Day, even the deaf and the blind could hear and see it coming. Over the last 20 years, the pattern has been well established...
The Editor, Sir:P overty has been a major political asset in this country. Over the decades, more efforts have been made towards poverty alleviation when the greater focus should have been directed ...
The Editor, Sir: The National Water Commission and industries in our country are plagued by thieves involved in the scrap-metal industry. In response to these thefts, we have the usual predictable reaction from those in charge...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I agree with the 'No room for error' perspective headlined in The Gleaner of, Monday, January 11.The Government's proposed debt-management strategy signals the central building block for supply-side economics.
The Editor, Sir: I am very worried with regard to Jamaica's health-care system. I am extremely nervous at the thought of becoming a patient for a second time in Jamaica. I had the misfortune of spending a few weeks at the Mandeville Regional ...
The Editor, Sir:When I was much younger and used to play football, it was a common saying, 'If you can't play the ball, play the man!' In a recent article I conveyed the statement by the Concerned Church Leaders Group, a body which consists of almost...
The Editor, Sir: INDiscipline in schools is of great concern to the Ministry of Education and to some parents and other stakeholders. It can be viewed as the number-one problem in some schools across Jamaica.
The Editor, Sir:The country seems to be on tenterhooks. The increase in the cost of living, coupled with the loss of jobs, has made many people nervous. Then there is the rise in violent crimes. The explanation that half of them...
The Editor, Sir:This is a copy of my letter to the National Solid Waste Management Authority, sent January 11, with the hope that such incidents do not recur.To Whom It May Concern:I am demanding your immediate attention to having the garbage from my...
The Editor, Sir:For the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), the most important strategy going forward, in relation to winning another election, has to be one of communication and explanation.
The Editor, Sir: The year 2009 could be considered a very turbulent period in the lives of many registered nurses. Many individuals, both locally and abroad, would have witnessed this group of nurses campaigning ...
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...
