Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Thursday | November 19, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - A cry for representation
The Editor, Sir: Somehow urban poverty with its overcrowded living conditions, inter-town rivalry and homelessness seemed like the worst kind of human depravity to me, until recently when I started making frequent trips to rural communities... Read More...
Time to take a stand
The Editor, Sir: It is time for us as Jamaicans to take a stand and make a change. Recently, in Mandeville, the water system was disrupted because of a power surge, causing the whole town of Mandeville and its residents to go without water for days... Read More...
Bashment Granny's racism
The Editor, Sir: In many ways, Jamaica's motto, 'Out of many, one people', is just wishful thinking, coined in an attempt to mend hundreds of years of division that exists in Jamaican society.I used to buy into that line when I was younger and naive,... Read More...
Is Jamaica in recession?
The Editor, Sir: I have a question for the Planning Institute of Jamaica and the Ministry of Finance. Is Jamaica in a recession? In all my years of listening to our financial leaders I have never heard an official describe the Jamaican economy... Read More...
Contribution of immigrants
The Editor, Sir: Letter writers Thompson and Tucker have missed the point regarding immigrants in Britain. It is not that that government fails to see the benefits of migrants in Britain. Au contraire, they do see the benefit... Read More...
Pros and cons of boarding schools
The Editor, Sir: Recently, features were done on TVJ news focusing on the boarding schools at Munro and Hampton. The advantage that these schools have is quite clear, and if it were affordable... Read More...
Amend the Jury Act
The Editor, Sir: The common-law jurisdiction that we operate under stipulates that a man is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and the justice system in Jamaica abides by this principle. Read More...
