Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Tuesday | August 18, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - Reform legal education in Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE TIME has finally come for Jamaica to dismantle the vestige of colonial education. Only the marketplace should decide what programmes are offered and the accompanying costs, thereby fostering an environment of competition ... Read More...
No division in Christ
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT IS interesting to note that British television, Channel Four, has put an advertisement in the British national newspapers with the caption 'Imagine a world without religion' Without the religion of God there would be no world. Read More...
Lowering the bar
THE EDITOR, Sir: Teddy Jones, in his letter to the editor, yesterday offered kudos to Carolyn Cooper after reading her article in The Sunday Gleaner of August 16 on 'Festival daggerin'. While I agree that she raised some rather interesting points in her... Read More...
Secrecy leads to corruption
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE RECENT public statements by the prime minister and other members of the Government regarding the slow pace of approvals for development have been followed by a deafening silence as to the action to be taken to correct this crippling... Read More...
Who gets it? The gully gets it!
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WRITE in response to a recent letter to the editor from Mr James A. Sneads in which he questioned the allocation of $50 million by the ministry of tourism for the beautification of Fern Gully... Read More...
Blame those at the top
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE been keenly following the public enquiry into the May 22 tragedy at the Armadale girls' home, which caused the untimely deaths of seven wards of the state. Read More...
Greatest sprinter of all time
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE WORLD has been stunned by Usain Bolt who broke his own world record with a 9.58 100m run in the IAAF World Athletic Championships in Berlin, Germany. Bolt could justifiably make the claim of being the greatest sprinter... Read More...
I love this boy
THE EDITOR, Sir: THANKS TO YOU Usain Bolt. I will never forget this. How can anyone?
Thanks to Asafa Powell, who also ran (injured). Now Asafa will have to do his surgery and get back in shape and come again ... Read More...
Jamaica is extremely proud
THE EDITOR, Sir: WITHOUT A doubt, the entire Jamaica is tremendously proud of the earth-shattering achievement of Usain Bolt in an exceptional performance, not only gaining gold in the 100m world championships final, but to do so convincingly... Read More...
Congrats Bolt
THE EDITOR, Sir: It is with great pride and respect that I extend my congratulations to Usain Bolt. In him we have a young man who has measured up to all that was expected of him. Read More...
Please, save our children
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE NEW school term is drawing nigh and many students and parents are anticipating it for various reasons. I am fearful of it... Read More...
Respect the young ones
THE EDITOR, Sir:I AM appalled and disappointed that the relevant authorities have continued to allow our public spaces to be used by advertising agents and certain individuals to display the crudest... Read More...
