"Whither flexible working arrangements in this era of glo-balisation? I heard some mention of it during the election, but the last major article I clipped out on the subject was on the front page of The Gleaner October 23, 2006, ''flexi' talks resurface'.

As the article pointed out, the issue had been shelved since a certain persona had risen to the post of Labour Minister. But now we have a golden opportunity, a dynamic style of inclusive leadership. Let's see the green light on this one, shall we? We've been under the red and amber/orange lights too long.

- Ryan O'Neil Seaton, cell8763132444@gmail.com, Kingston 11

Some national concerns

Hats off to the Rev. Glen Samuels. I totally agree that our young men leaving high school and also those on the streets should be automatically trained in the army. Our universities may be wondering where the men of tomorrow are going to be. well, they will be in the army. It is for them to come up with a programme to take them further.

As for the national clean-up day, this should be inculcated in our daily lives so that when the rainy season starts, the drains we invest so must time and money into would have served us well.

- Donesha Ingram, margni2k6@yahoo.com, Portmore, St. Catherine

Changing course

The call of Jamaica to change course was needed. Change PNP for JLP with high hopes that this change may stop the violence, etc., in our society. Alas, since with this change to JLP instead of PNP, hopes have been shattered, everybody running for shelter - violence at large, who's fault, JLP or PNP? I believe neither JLP nor PNP because when we say change, I believe in change.

How can a young man change his ways or cleanse his ways? We can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy. We have violence in us and the only solution to cleanse that is the blood of Jesus. If we can convert these youth to this truth, then we are on top of crime and violence. What is all this saying about the over 300 so-called churches in this small island? Shame on us churches. we need to press home this message, only our Lord Jesus can stop crime and violence. We know our Lord can do the job. Let us only trust Him. God help us.

- AA WHITE, Jesus Witness Ministries, Hatfield P.O., Manchester