Fellow Jamaicans, our ongoing issues with homosexuality have clouded the minds of our people, preventing our leaders from making valuable decisions and not just selling Jamaica to others because of their sexual orientations.

One must understand that homosexuality only started spreading like wild fire in the late '60s, and those who are, want the whole world to bow down and accept without giving a thought.

We must bear in mind that homosexuality is a lifestyle that will never be accepted by everyone and should never be part of government. Why should sex be openly discussed by the Government when it's one's choice that one does what one wants in one's bedroom.

- Maria Lobban, maria.lobban@yahoo.com, Freeport, NY, Via Go-Jamaica

I write to say many thanks to Dr Wendel Abel for suggesting that the churches should use their facilities to counsel individuals who are in need of someone to relate to as the nation faces tougher economic and social problems which I know will get worse.

- Dr E. Campbell, ecampbell18@fsmail.net, servant of Jesus Christ, the Spiritual Idea of God, Via Go-Jamaica

Since his appointment as a Cabinet minister in September of last year, I can hardly recall a public statement or contribution to Parliament on his portfolio subject area by the Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, James Robertson. That makes him unique among his colleagues, both in the Cabinet and the Office of the Prime Minister, as all of them have made contributions in their respective subject areas.

The area in which Robertson stands out are the sotto voce comments, cross talk and insults he hurls at Opposition members of parliament during sittings of Parliament, often among those requiring reprimand from the speaker. He could well be termed the 'Rabble-rouser Minister'.