Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Wednesday | December 30, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - More benefits than problems with E10 fuel
The Editor, Sir: During the oil crisis of the 1970s when gasolene was hard to come by, the Brazilian government began promoting bio-ethanol as a fuel. In 1975, the government there launched the National Alcohol Programme... Read More...
Mannings Hill roadblocks
The Editor, Sir:For the second time in the last three weeks, the police recently blocked off the top of Mannings Hill Road in the middle of the evening rush-hour, with no notification whatever to the public. Read More...
The grinch who stole Christmas in Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Sir: After travelling throughout the Corporate Area last week, then to the country for Christmas, I came to a realisation that saddened me. The number of homes that boasted signs of the festive season could easily be counted ... Read More...
Half-Way Tree eyesore
The Editor, Sir:To my horror, I see that Digicel is erecting more bright red boxes in Half-Way Tree.Some years ago, another company placed a large float advertising its products in the midst of the gorge at Bog Walk. Read More...
The other side to hospital security
The Editor, Sir:I am a Jamaican working as a physician in the United States. I have also worked in Jamaica as a physician and also at the Bustamante Hospital for Children. I read with some bemusement the complaint from the reader... Read More...
Shaw a scapegoat?
The Editor, Sir: Please allow me space to respond to your editorial of Monday, December 28, in which you sought to make the argument for the replacement of Audley Shaw as finance minister. Read More...
