LETTER OF THE DAY - Two sides of child abuse dilemma
The Editor, Sir: I have been reading numerous articles and news stories relating to the vile attacks on the nation's children. As a social worker and humanitarian, I feel compelled to comment. I am a strong advocate for both sides of this dilemma...
A threat from abroad?
The Editor, Sir: The recent increase in child sodomy and/or killings is a major cause for concern. And even though there is evidence that some of these crimes are committed by our own citizens, it occurred to me, while watching an Oprah Winfrey show...
New Kingston traffic hazard
The Editor, Sir: There is a fatal accident waiting to happen on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston. Traffic lights were activated on this busy boulevard, recently, in an effort to streamline the traffic flow.
Wonder dish: Jamaican ackee
THE EDITOR, Sir: FROM OUR first opportunity to grace the world athletic stage in 1948 until now 2008, Jamaican athletes have been exceptional, whether they run for Jamaica or for other countries.I am sure that before there was a world stage (Olympics,...
Crime analysis seems flawed
THE EDITOR, Sir: ACCORDING TO your front-page story in last Friday's Gleaner, Assistant Commissioner of Police Denver Frater was quoted as saying: "If you look in recent times at the calibre weapons that are recovered by the police, the amount of rounds,...
Too many knee-jerk replies to crises
THE EDITOR, Sir: There is a disturbing tendency among our leaders, who, by their inaction, laziness and lack of planning, have facilitated a free fall to nowhere. This probably seems a little uncharitable and hyperbolic, but how else can we explain the propensity ...
On Shaw vs Christie
THE EDITOR, Sir: DID I read Minister Audley Shaw correctly as saying that compliance with the procurement procedures was imposing severe constraints on the ability of the entities to conduct their businesses efficiently?Shaw said that although classified...
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