LETTER OF THE DAY - Why Gov't should ease taxes
The Editor, Sir: The recent increase in toll rates, prices at the gas pumps and increases in the cost of just about all other goods and services have caused the budgets of most households to be stretched to the limit. It seems that there could be some indication ...
Christians as role models
The Editor, Sir: I think that as Christians, we should be role models for others to follow. Joining Olint is a form of gambling; it is unwise for you, as a Christian, to put so much money into a scheme like that.
PNP 70th anniversary fête derailed
The Editor, Sir: Regarding your editorial of July 17, I appreciate and agree with your focus on the need for ideological renewal within the People's National Party. The demanding business of government can, and often bites into the time available...
Wishes for comrades
The Editor, Sir: These are my wishes, as a comrade, for the upcoming presidential campaign in the People's National Party (PNP): That there will be none of the candidates saying "don't draw mi tongue". That these candidates will commit themselves...
Why Peter gets my support
The Editor, Sir: As someone who supported Portia Simpson Miller's bid for leadership in 1992 and 2006, I believe the time could never be better for Dr Peter Phillips to challenge for the leadership. I support him ...
Look to Africa on prostitution
The Editor, Sir: One notes with concern the continued calls to legalise prostitution. I am generally against occupations which thrive on human weaknesses and prostitution is one such. esides, legalising prostitution grants legitimacy to the idea that sex is a commodity....
Political system needs correction
The Editor, Sir: With reference to the article published in the Jamaica Gleaner Online, Wednesday June 16, appropriately titled, 'Phillips blames political system for nation's crises', it is tantamount to a confession. It should have been a relief...
Not all parents are protectors
The Editor, Sir: We have long stopped denying the increase of young people committing crimes. But what about the exploitation of children going on in our country? What about parents who exploit their children sexually? How can our young people be better...
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