LETTER OF THE DAY - Parliament: the case for salary increase and a new building
The Editor, Sir: I found the articles "Revisiting the parliamentary building" and "Parliamentary pay: setting the record straight" by Hartley Neita and Fitz Jackson in last Saturday's Gleaner quite interesting. I also took note of recent comments made by MP Mike Henry...
In defence of Falmouth
The Editor, Sir: I am looking forward to reading The Rise and Fall of Falmouth, Jamaica. Martin Henry's commentary (May 3) sums up the "decay" of Falmouth. Perhaps the book will shed some light on the life that still is very robust...
Political practice
The Editor, Sir: The time is drawing near when the men and women in green and orange, despite not having presented any practical solution to take the country forward, will try to play on the emotions and sympathy of the Jamaican populace in an attempt...
Education for transformation
The Editor, Sir: In response to your editorial today (Thursday, May 3, "Another crusade for guns"), allow me to share a quotation from a renowned spiritual teacher, Sai Baba. He states that "unless knowledge is transformed into wisdom, and wisdom is expressed in character...
Fitness to plead
THE EDITOR, Sir: A defendant must be of sufficient intellect to make a proper defence. The defendant must have the intellect to enable him to plead to the indictment, to comprehend the details of evidence and the course of the proceedings, to instruct counsel and challenge jurors.
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