LETTER OF THE DAY - Call for new approach to crime problem
THE EDITOR, Sir: We have been fighting crime with the same weapons, using 'the mighty hand' for so many years. Yet we cannot solve the problem. I do not think it takes rocket science. I did not go to school and earn a master's degree in criminal matters but I know...
Changing the political systems
The Editor, Sir: For Jamaica to move forward and become the nation that it was created by God to be, there needs to be a major overhaul in our political, economic, legal, and family lives.While the two major political parties will come each time...
Why males shun the classroom
.The Editor, Sir: Having read the article, 'Male teachers needed to mentor boys', I am compelled to ask two simple questions: Where did the male teachers go? How do we get them back? The problem is cultural. Teaching, despite its decline in prominence...
Dilemma of pubic scratching
The Editor, Sir: Your online edition carried a report and follow-up vox pop from Jamaicans, discussing seriously, whether men should be banned from grabbing, adjusting or scratching their crotches in public.
A mayoress for Mandeville
The Editor, Sir: The Manchester Parish Council has written history, after the recent Local Government election, in electing a mayoress for Mandeville for the first time in the person of Councillor Brenda Ramsay. ...
Don't blame the teachers
The Editor, Sir: In response to the article published in The Gleaner Sunday, March 2, entitled 'Sick of behaviour in schools', I think the writer is casting the blame on the principal and teachers' supervision, which is unfair....
Pray for today's children
The Editor, Sir: About the article 'Sex In Schools a Growing Problem' published February 29, I received the email about the schoolgirl and the boy who engaged in sex on the school premises and I was disgusted by it; but we as adults should face the music with today's children...
Ministry must act on violence
The Editor, Sir: The recent callous and wanton attack on our teachers by students and parents is symptomatic of the disregard for the rule of law and indiscipline which currently pervades our society. Once upon a time, we were led to believe that law enforcement officers ...
Unisex teaching worth a try
The Editor, Sir: I'm responding to the article 'Separating the boys', which is an attempt to enhance the learning process for boys. The principle of equifinality will lead to various options to address this urgent need of effectively educating boys....
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