Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Tuesday | October 20, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - Add accountability to transparency
The Editor, Sir: I write in response to Monday's editorial, 'Aubyn Hill and the case for transparency'. I agree with your position; however, let me address the matters of conflict of interest; the need for Mr Hill to respond; and value for money... Read More...
Engineer's report racket?
The Editor, Sir: It is fashionable and politically correct to point out and talk of inefficiency in government caused by duplication of services and, therefore, increasing the cost of services via increased taxes to the public.While all of this is going... Read More...
Chang, JPS and electricity theft
The Editor, Sir: Egerton Chang is dead on spot re electricity theft in his article (Sunday, October 18). However, the small house is responsible for only about 20 per cent of the actual theft. Large industrial and commercial firms account ... Read More...
Please ignore Mr Livshits
The Editor, Sir: I take strong objection to the editorial titled 'The PM should listen to Mr Livshits', published on Sunday, October 18. There are several flaws in the reasoning... Read More...
Boyne falls short again
The Editor, Sir: Ian Boyne has disappointed me again! But I want to applaud him first for his article published on October 18, 'The war over religion'. I applaud him for the series of articles revealing the recent writings ... Read More...
Media and balloon boy story
The Editor, Sir:No doubt news headlines across the nation will soon read something like 'Balloon boy story pops!' and as I watch and listen, I remember an unpublished letter sent to The Gleaner in July, one that with a little editing... Read More...
Past and present phenomenal athletes
The Editor, Sir: I found Keith Noel's article of Sunday, October 18 titled 'A good year for track and field?' to be quite informative, fresh and well presented. Read More...
Exploitation of job seekers
THE EDITOR, SIR: Both our political parties have made the creation of new jobs part of their political mantra, and understandably so. This country wreaks with high levels of unemployment... Read More...
