Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Saturday | August 29, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY: Gratuitous gratuity
The Editor, Sir: EARLIER THIS year during the Budget Debate, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, signaled his intention to abolish the tax-free gratuity incentive to the tourism sector. Read More...
Note Worthy: Wage comparison
The prime minister had better be careful in comparing the salaries of some police officers with those of his ministers, as the argument could be made that most of his ministers are really not performing, including the minister of national security who had promised to reduce crime within six months of taking office. Read More...
Jobless teachers
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM a recent graduate of a prominent teachers' college in the island. There is a huge cry from recent graduates of teachers' colleges throughout the country. Read More...
Spanish gay group correct
THE EDITOR, Sir: REGRETTABLY, the Spanish gay- rights group is correct in its assessment of Jamaica, and its call for a boycott at a time when we can least afford it should have been anticipated.Those most hateful of gays are the ones closest to being... Read More...
Who is the bigger criminal
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WANT to thank you for publishing the article written by Mr Harold Malcolm inviting the commissioner to take charge of the police force.I am a 54-year-old Jamaican who migrated to Canada when I was 21. Read More...
Celebrate Jamaica
The Editor, Sir: I AM in total agreement with the letter concerning the new Miss Jamaica, being so light or white most of the time. Read More...
In need of the fact
The Editor, Sir: I SAW the picture of Miss Jamaica in The Gleaner and the thought of colour did not enter my mind. I try very hard not to look at colour but at the person and their character. Read More...
Truly Jamaican
The Editor, Sir: I TAKE offence to Mr Everton Eastwood's comment about Jamaican women in his letter of August 27. After all, Mr Eastwood, the Jamaican motto is 'Out of Many, One People'. Read More...
Black pride
The Editor, Sir: I am a Jamaican woman living in Atlanta and I shook my head in disgust when I read The Gleaner earlier this week and saw who won the 'Miss Jamaica' competition. Read More...
