Mourning the loss of Fr Martin Royackers
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM writing from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, as a long time friend and admirer of Jamaica, a person who helped found a Canadian non-governmental agency in 1981 called Jamaican Self Help, which has assisted countless Jamaican...

The Net and postal services
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE MAIN reason given for the postal hike is that of fears of layoffs. Companies around the world are laying off hundreds and the Jamaica postal corporation hiked fees? This is ludicrous. The reports said "the department has...

Setting the record straight
THE EDITOR, Sir: YOUR REPORT headlined "Narcops investigate ackee exporter" appearing in Saturday's Gleaner contained the following inaccuracies :

Learning from the NYPD
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN MY search for other perspectives on the issue of crime fighting, I visited the web site of the New York City Police Department, (NYPD) who have been bringing down their city's crime rate every year for the past seven years.

Jamaica -- a death factory
THE EDITOR, Sir: JAMAICA HAS seemingly gone mad. Murder has become the order of the day. Port Royal was once said to be the wickedest city on earth. I am of the view that Kingston is well deserving of this title today.

The 'futility' of a tertiary education
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM responding to the letter written by 'frustrated' of St. Catherine. Frustrated wanted to know what is the meaning of acquiring a tertiary level education in Jamaica?

Chinese and the Olympics
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM with 22 Jamaicans visiting Beijing and touring China.