Traffic woes
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM a resident of St. Catherine and like thousands of commuters I am forced to spend approximately five hours daily (non-productive hours) in traffic on a normal morning.

Bills too high
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WRITE with regard to the new landline rates of .40c a minute effective November 1, 2002.

Stacy-Ann Wan
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM earnestly seeking to find a long lost niece whose name is Stacy-Ann Wan, born May, 1995. Her mother and brother are deceased. Last known address: Kingston.

Winston Turner
THE EDITOR, Sir: DOES ANYONE know the whereabouts of an old friend of mine, Winston Turner? He used to be in the Jamaica Military Band in the late fifties, early sixties, where he played the trumpet.

Transfer tax matters
THE EDITOR, Sir: BELOW IS the response to Mr. Raymond Goldsmith's open letter to the Honourable Prime Minister, which was published in The Gleaner on November 12, 2002 about his concern regarding transfer tax on death penalty.

I apologise
THE EDITOR, Sir: THANK YOU for the prominence you gave my response to your editorial of Saturday, 23rd November. However, I deeply regret using the word 'jackass' in the telephone interview which formed the basis of my response.

Lukewarm towards true potential
THE EDITOR, Sir: RE: "CAN Jamaica realise its true potential" by Julian Reynolds: I am sure many well thinking Jamaicans have weighed in on the issue of how to further develop Jamaica for all Jamaicans.

Let the beauty remain
THE EDITOR, Sir : I AM a Chilean citizen, who lived in Jamaica for a year. I was very happy, for the times spent in your country was so different, so beautiful, that I will never forget you Jamaicans.

Are the rich getting richer?
THE EDITOR ,Sir: I READ and heard over the media recently that MPs have been granted a 15 per cent pay rise, the second this year.

No one is safe anywhere
THE EDITOR, Sir: TO ALL the people who want to say goodbye to Jamaica, I say peace be with you all. I have been in the United States for the past 22 years and every year I go back to Jamaica.

Rescue Spanish Town, please
THE EDITOR, Sir: SINCE THE start of the election period, there has been a war in Spanish Town.

It's pay-up time
THE EDITOR, Sir: JAMAICANS PAY more for goods and services in most cases than our American counterparts.