Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Tuesday | June 30, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - More than just patties
The Editor, Sir: WITH reference to the editorial in the June 26 edition of The Gleaner titled 'Not another patty war, Mr Azan', the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) is of the view that some Jamaicans are missing the point. Read More...
Why CARICOM loves PJ
The Editor, Sir: I found the article in The Gleaner of June 29 titled 'Patterson to receive region's highest honour' quite enlightening and I wonder if the entire Jamaican population should not be thinking on these things, so to speak.... Read More...
Well done, Garvey Maceo
The Editor, Sir: Although the finals were more than a month ago, I really have to acknowledge publicly the Garvey Maceo team that won the finals in the 2009 National Schools' Debate, aired on TVJ.Giovanni Dennis, Orane Daniels and Andrew Blair were... Read More...
The 'smoking' gun
The Editor, Sir: I would like to follow up on a letter 'America's thriving ganja industry' published June 26. It is true: Jamaica is yellow when it comes to greens. We are bombarded and brainwashed with mainstream American propaganda ... Read More...
Reintroduce shift system
THE EDITOR, Sir: EVERY YEAR around this time, there is some debate about the flaws in the GSAT system of placing students in high schools. It is almost getting redundant, talking about the same things year after year yet doing nothing ... Read More...
How to make JRC viable
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM writing in response to Prime Minister Bruce Golding's recent update on reviving the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC). According to Golding, "The studies that have been done so far indicate that the JRC would require... Read More...
An audiocentric approach to reading
THE EDITOR, Sir: MANY YEARS ago, I took the Common Entrance Examination (CEE). Over the years, my children have taken the CEE, the first year of the GSAT and subsequent years of GSAT. All of them went to the same primary school. Read More...
Don't confuse rape, abortion
THE EDITOR, Sir: GETTING RID of a foetus, or even an embryo, is not the same as getting rid of the problems that attend rape or malforming tissues. The accompanying strings of guilt and overwhelming hurt are not always flushed with the unborn... Read More...
Why not poll victims?
THE EDITOR, Sir: IS A poll of all citizens regarding abortion after rape germane? About half are not valid candidates for rape. And about 99 per cent have never been raped. This is hardly an informed opinion... Read More...
