Letter of the Day - Humiliation at a restaurant
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE FOLLOWING was my experience at a Corporate Area restaurant on Saturday, September 29, 2001. This establishment is of international renown, is owned and operated by a Jamaican and was the venue of my public humiliation at the hands...
In praise of Air J
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WANT to respond to Ms. Bennett's letter published yesterday, regarding Air Jamaica and efforts to transport her son. First of all I am very happy that her son is on the road to recovery. I think it is unfortunate that Ms. Bennett...
'Reasonable suspicion' and civil liberties
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE POLICE, backed by soldiers, who pulled me to the side of the road on Sunday November 18, 2001, were convinced they had the automatic right to search my vehicle. The Suppression of Crime Act may have been repealed seven years ago...
In support of the CMU
THE EDITOR, Sir: THIS LETTER is in response to the mandate given by Commissioner of Police for the review of the operations of the Reneto Adams led Crime Management Unit (CMU).
Financial handouts and D&G
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN SUPPORT of Mr. Golding's Letter to the editor ("That five-year D&G tax break") in The Gleaner of Tuesday, November 20, 2001. Once again Mr. Davies and the PNP have proven their ineptitude in finance. Why would you give a $2b...
Seaga and the tax burden
THE EDITOR, Sir: MR SEAGA'S fantasies about building houses for poor and middle-class Jamaicans, would sound wild under most conditions. But this is even more unrealistic with the world economies on the verge of collapsing.
Let's help the police
THE EDITOR, Sir: THIS IS a good sign that the Constabulary Force still have friends in the society and that they (police) still possess the capability to function and carry out swiftly their operations, despite the many adversities.
That plan for slums
THE EDITOR, Sir: THIS IS an open letter to the Leader of the Opposition. Mr Seaga Sir: I see you are planning to tear down the slums and house the occupants in "New blocks of Housing" Have you thought of where this money will come from?
'Where has our sense of morality gone'?
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHENEVER STORIES with captions such as 'Gangs Holding Peace Talks' appear in the newspaper, it reminds us of how numb we have become in Jamaica. Which other civilised country in the world allows criminal gangs to negotiate peace?
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