LETTER OF THE DAY - Institute hails UWI on 60th anniversary
The Editor, Sir: The Institute of Jamaica has hailed the University of the West Indies on attainment of its 60th anniversary in the following letter to Professor George Alleyne, Chancellor. Dear Sir George, Mindful of the historically close association...
Car stealing in New Kingston
The Editor, Sir: There is a serious problem with car stealing and break-ins currently taking place in the New Kingston area. One Friday evening in March, I parked my 2004 Honda motor car in front of the Courtleigh Auditorium on St Lucia Avenue...
A letter to the prime minister
The Editor, Sir: Please allow me to direct an open letter to the Prime Minister Hon Bruce Golding. Dear Prime Minister: Having failed to arrange a meeting with you through the normal channels, or to talk to you on 'Jamaica House Live', I use this public medium...
Leadership to the rescue
THE EDITOR, Sir: Golda Meir, Indira Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher were women who served their generation and respective nations with distinction.Since their times, however, western civilization has gone through some very dramatic and painful birth pangs.
Some questions for David Smith
THE EDITOR, Sir: Having read the latest reports relating to David Smith and Olint, please permit me space to make a few observations, along with publicly asking Mr Smith and his lawyers a few questions, especially now when Mr Smith appears to be in communicado...
How to raise children
The Editor, Sir: I am a 32-year-old father of two - a nine-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl. Now, we all know that there is a line between punishment and abuse. Nowadays, we believe that if a child is 'spanked; there is a great likelihood that it is abuse...
Market mess in Ochi
The Editor, Sir: Ocho Rios is a major tourist resort, so what sort of image of the market is being projected to the public? To read of vendors defecating near stalls makes one wonder what sort of people these vendors are. Those committing such acts should be arrested...
PNP and Bajan model
The Editor, Sir: Is there nothing else that Portia Simpson Miller can focus on, except power? The Hon Owen Arthur lost the general elections while Barbados has been enjoying great economic stability. He, being a statesman, simply conceded to the new prime minister...
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