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Letters

Munro College a leader in self-help
IN JAMAICA today, the general tendency is that whenever there is anything to be done we look to others and in particular the government. The principle of self-help has died! Well not quite, Munro College seems to be the outstanding exception.

The proper care of children
THERE CANNOT be many things more heartrending than the distress of children. Jamaica is not the worst of places in this regard, but we do have a very large number of destitute, dispossessed, and distressed children in the land.

Gender and education
THE RECENT reports of a prominent Kingston Preparatory school contemplating the conversion of the institution to an all-girls school has no doubt raised a few alarm bells in the minds of many concerned Jamaicans. One must wonder, what.

An excellent librarian
LET ME take this opportunity to congratulate Mrs. Patricia Cuff on behalf of the information profession for her excellent job as Principal Librarian at the Jamaica National Library Service. Mrs. Cuff is a role model for many young...

Invite overseas help to fight crime
I WOULD like to share some valuable information with other readers to see if, together, citizens can find new strategies to fight crime and violence which has again risen its ugly head in the worst way yet.


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