LETTER OF THE DAY - Return to training the whole being
The Editor, Sir:I read with interest all the controversy and the tears, real and the alligator variety, about education in Jamaica today.
Fighting the crime giant
The Editor, Sir: The Tainos called this island 'Coyaba'! It is said that Coyaba means "a little pieceof paradise." This land has produced exceptional artistes, athletes, scientists, astute politicians, writers, and the list could go on and on, to the...
Race and presidency
The Editor, Sir: The next United States presidential election may be the most important in modern history, depending upon whether Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama realises victory at the polls. The critical issues of gender and race are at the forefront of the upcoming presidential race.
Hotels threaten ecosystem
The Editor, Sir: Today we are finding that more and more hotels are constructed in areas that may not be suitable for such superstructures. Hotels are being constructed everywhere there is space and these hotel owners are taking advantage of this without even considering what it is doing to the environment.
Solutions lie among us
The Editor, Sir: Gordon (Sandals) Stewart and Bill (Microsoft) Gates have at least one thing in common in today's highly troubled and desperate world: At best, all they can do is throw money at the social problems they want to help solve in the failing societies around them.
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