LETTER OF THE DAY - In abortion and police killings ...'We have a moral dilemma'
THE EDITOR Sir: We have a moral dilemma. Shortly after my church brother was crippled by a gunman during a robbery, we were advised during a church service that the gunman had been shot dead by the police. We clapped and cheered. It mattered not that the gunman was in his bed...
Devon House much more than a park
THE EDITOR, Sir: Your editorial on Saturday speaks of wishing to see more green space for Kingstonians and that the recently approved budget for the restoration of Devon House might perhaps have been too heavy on the house itself. While we all yearn for more green areas...
Jamaica sacrificing morality for reality
The Editor, Sir: Our Jamaican society seems to be losing its moral high ground by replacing morals with ignorance and replacing beliefs with unawareness. It's really sad the direction this country is literally heading where morals and values are concerned....
The disaster of unwanted pregnancies
THE EDITOR, Sir: The anti-abortionists are in a militant mood. They are about to declare war on the Government. My first exposure to these groups was in the United States. Declaring that they were Christians and claiming to use the Bible and science as their guide...
Meaning of garrison
The Editor, Sir: I am often amazed how casually Jamaicans use the word garrison to refer to some communities. Do we really understand what it means and, even more important, what it represents? The word garrison means a 'fortified stronghold','body of troops in fortress,'...
'Stunning joke' re Hillary, Obama
The Editor, Sir: I would be furious about Dawn Ritch's column 'Obama, imposter; Hillary, victim' if it wasn't so poorly researched and written. I wonder if the author had bothered to do anything other than watch CNN before penning this stunning piece of reportage....
Poor under pressure
The Editor, Sir: The poor are being squeezed on every side. In 1999, I went to the National Housing Trust office in Spanish Town and completed forms and paid money as a self-employed person. I intended to seek a build-on-own-land benefit. While in the United States ...
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