LETTER OF THE DAY - Incentives needed for intellectual capital
The Editor Sir,Julian Reynolds' letter in The Gleaner of July 3 quotes me as saying that "capital was no longer the main barrier or constraint to investment from a national perspective". Mr. Reynolds finds this "offensive" and "detrimental" to Jamaica's future.
Kudos for public education
The Editor, Sir:Last week, on a visit to the doctor, I sat beside a little boy whose mother was visiting the same doctor. When his mother went in to see the doctor, the little boy and I started talking and I was so extremely impressed with how intelligent he sounded...
Espeut's wrong premise
The Editor, Sir: In response to Peter Espeut's piece on 'Education bias favours females (Part lV)', if you start with the wrong premise then your argument and/or conclusion will be skewed. I don't think that because there are more girls' schools that the system is biased.
Not racism, misunderstanding
The Editor, Sir: With reference to the article 'Resilience -The key to surviving in the United Kingdom', I have been living here for almost 10 years and racism is no worse for Jamaicans than it is for other minorities. In fact, I think that Asians...
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