LETTER OF THE DAY - Growth of gangs spikes murder rate
The Editor, Sir: It was the American novelist James Baldwin who expressed the following thought which so aptly applies to our situation in Jamaica today:"If they come for me in the morning, they'll come come for you in the evening...
Reluctant returnees
The Editor, Sir: We as Jamaicans who have sworn allegiance to another country and would love to return home are very reluctant to do so because of the fact we are not considered Jamaican first.
Politics after the flood?
The Editor, Sir: I am deeply dismayed that the recent devastation in the resort town of Ocho Rios by heavy rains has highlighted the type of politics that exist in Jamaica. Days after the rains, as I traversed slowly through the town of Ocho Rios due to the pile-up...
Appeal for change
The Editor, Sir: Please permit me to make this open appeal to all my fellow country men and women, boys and girls.The time has come for us to decide what we want for our country and how to achieve this.
Qualification for candidacy
The Editor, Sir: Elections - general or a series of by-elections - are in the air. Political parties have begun a not-so-subtle propaganda campaign in the mass media. The issue of a person not being qualified to be nominated and the public awareness...
My commitment and expectations
The Editor, Sir: I am a 34-year-old middle-income professional. I use this medium to classify myself as endangered. I am employed, I live alone and I am the beneficiary of a mortgage through the National Housing Trust and Scotia Building Society...
Education targets
The Editor, Sir: The assertion 'educate them for export' attributed to Aubyn Hill, chairman of Nation Growth Micro-Finance, is rather interesting to say the least. I would argue that the emphasis of the education for students in Jamaica should be primarily...
More African word roots
THE EDITOR, Sir: I respond to Karis Chin-Quee's letter titled, 'African roots of patois' (Sunday, May 4). I would agree that, a little research makes the origin of many Jamaican words obvious to one or more specific African languages...
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