LETTER OF THE DAY - Cellphones: a principal relates the realities at school
The Editor, Sir: I write because the Minister of Education has invited contributions to the debate on the topic of cellphones in school. As the principal of a school that experimented with allowing limited use of the cellphone at school...
Some critical matters facing teachers
The Editor, Sir: On the International Teachers' Day celebration, I have noticed a call for "safe learning environment, ...equal pay and equal rights for female teachers". I note this with some apprehension at the narrow view we have of what's important...
Too many young men left behind
The Editor, Sir: When Wolmer's Old Boys and other alumni groups meet at the beginning of this academic year, I hope that they will be discussing the alarming reduction in the numbers of young men in universities in Jamaica.
Kingston's real state of mind
The Editor, Sir: On Saturday I read an article on the front page of your paper headlined 'Slaughter'. It brought tears to my eyes. It spoke of the killing of seven persons, including a baby in a troubled East Kingston community called Rockfort...
Monitoring kids and buses
The Editor, Sir:Let me first take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Holness in his new position Minister of Education. The cellphone issue and the fact that the units attract thieves is a point of grave concern. I have another issue.
Job training targeted
The Editor, Sir: It was sad to see the thousands of persons (mainly males), overflowing the Ministry of Labour and Social Security's office, seeking employment for the Canadian overseas jobs in the construction field.
Babylon is falling
The Editor, Sir: First, I must commend you for doing a grand job for the country and the likes of us who like to stay tuned. I have been living in this hellhole for 38 years and I have seen the deterioration of this country and Europe itself.
Register all over 18
The Editor, Sir: The increase in brutal acts of criminality, especially the murdering of women and children in east Kingston over the past seven days, has prompted me to think that crime is nowhere close to being under control in Jamaica.
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