Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Monday | May 4, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - Opportunistic social-class analysis
The Editor, Sir: The reported attempted hijacking of an aeroplane at one of the island's airports recently has generated much discussion. The alleged hijacker is said to be from a middle-class background. One Caribbean newspaper in Britain described him as a spoilt... Read More...
Do not exclude the masses
The Editor, Sir: For some time now I have been considering how change can occur in the system of governance that we have been struggling with since we were introduced to universal adult suffrage in 1944. With minimal changes, the Westminster style has... Read More...
Heads buried in sick soil
The Editor, Sir: I must commend The Gleaner for publishing Mark Brooks' letter for May 2, 2008. Jamaica imports over US$700 million in food each year and, despite all the subsidies and financial rescues for our agricultural sector... Read More...
Immigration query re children
The Editor, Sir: In July 2008 I took a trip overseas with my six-year-old grandson for the first time. This was an activity we had been planning for some time and were looking forward to it greatly. Read More...
Choices and destiny
The Editor, Sir: I join those who give God thanks for sparing the life of Usain Bolt and the passengers who were in his car that overturned and ended up in a ditch along Highway 2000. God's gracious mercies extended to the avoidance ... Read More...
What threat to education?
The Editor, Sir: Education is said to be a right and is extended to all Jamaican children, and even adults. During the 1970s as a child I enjoyed 'free education' all the way up to secondary level. Read More...
