LETTER OF THE DAY - Amend the law re dual citizenship
The Editor, Sir: The Jamaican Constitution should be amended to allow dual citizenship holders to vote and hold political office. Without Jamaicans living abroad and sending their remittances, the island would be in socio-economic and political bedlam; in a Sunday Gleaner...
Experts say food crisis worsening
The Editor, Sir: Millions of people across the world are facing hunger and starvation due to the current food crisis. According to experts, the crisis will continue as long as those who dominate the international grain markets remain unwilling to change their behaviour.
Energy from pig waste
The Editor, Sir: Sometime in the mid-70s, I read about a design developed by the then College of Arts, Science and Technology where pig farmers could use faecal waste from their pig pens to produce biogas (60-70 per cent methane). Quite a few working digesters...
PM's tribute to Missionaries of the Poor (MOP)
The Editor, Sir: The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the Missionaries of the Poor (MOP) in the following letter to Father Richard Ho Lung, founder and superior general: Dear Fr.Richard, Knowing that the Missionaries ...
Lyn-Sue sentence unfortunate
The EditorSir: This concerns the sentencing of Detective Constable Lyn-Sue, who recently confessed to fabricating evidence against an accused. I am disappointed that a custodial sentence was imposed on Lyn-Sue by the presiding judge....
Plant something!
The Editor, Sir: Recently, while visiting Black River, the common complaint from many of the area's residents was that the "Prime Minister want us to go grow cassava". I was grossly disappointed and surprised that the message of self-reliance...
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