Jamaica Gleaner Letters

Published: Monday Monday | July 20, 2009

LETTER OF THE DAY - Scrap plans to privatise public pharmacies
THE EDITOR, Sir:WHEN THE Bruce Golding-led administration came into office, it took the official decision to abolish all hospital user fees, which was a positive move from my perspective. However, what is really disconcerting is the fact that... Read More...

Writer got it wrong
THE EDITOR, Sir:I READ with interest the letter of the day 'Economy off track, Gov't drifting' (Friday, July 17), with regard to the criticisms of the prime minister's town-hall meetings in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios. Read More...

Jamaica is no Zimbabwe
THE EDITOR, Sir:THE WRITER of the letter 'Jamaica en route to becoming Caribbean Zimbabwe', dated July 15, did not make any precise comparison between both countries to prove his point. Read More...

Bouquets for Lorna Golding
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WRITE simply to commend Lorna Golding, the wife of the prime minister, for her diligence in working hard to help the children of our country. Read More...

Religion and society
The Editor, Sir:Religion has been one of the most powerful sources of education in any given society, and Jamaica is multiracial, multicultural, multi-religious and even multi-denominational in nature. Read More...

Sever crime, politics link
The Editor, Sir: Peter Bunting's acknowl-edgement of the ties of Jamaica's political parties with murderous criminal gangs comes as no surprise to anyone familiar with politics in Jamaica. The only thing shocking is his admitting to this corrupt... Read More...

Boyne and sexual mores
The Editor, Sir: Among the masterful strokes of Ian Boyne's Sunday Gleaner contributions there is seldom any easily-found flaw in logic and to my way of thinking, his recent contribution 'The problem with sex' (July 19) is certainly no exception. Read More...

Carib pride being trampled
The Editor, Sir: Rohan Fraser, writing from Abu Dhabi (July 19), bemoans the destruction of WI cricket by a board comprised of "ignorant egos and ineffective, old-fashioned management style". Read More...