Questions for a lasting peace
THE EDITOR, Sir: "PNP group targets Corporate Area crime". So read one of The Gleaner's headlines of July 5, 2001.
Stop this madness!
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE VIOLENCE that has rocked Kingston is doing irreparable damage to the reputation of Jamaica. The unrest is widely reported in the world press, with most news items also including the information that Jamaica has one of the highest...
More accountability needed for progress
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM now overwhelmed with the redundancy of the rhetoric. We continue to posture and dance around the real issues that plague us without facing them head-on and take responsibility. I am going to dispense with the UWI-speak...
My heart bleeds for Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT WAS with horror that I received the news that Jamaica has once again erupted into violence, presumably due to an election that is still well over a year away. This is the 21st century, yet Jamaica portrays behaviour that is both...
Remove undesirable elements!
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN VIEW of the current events in our capital city the fact that everybody has the answer to the situation is made clear each day.
The pen versus M16
THE EDITOR, Sir: FELLOW JAMAICANS, a man can learn three ways. One is to read, two is to watch others, and three the most common is to create one's own life experiences and mistakes by fire. Jamaicans, learning by fire you going to get...
Down with tribalism
THE EDITOR, Sir: FOR THOSE Jamaicans, locally and overseas who thought that tribalism was over, think again. Often times when the past (and present ) sins of the criminal, gangster, garrison politics practised by the PNP & JLP, comes up for...
I thought we had grown up
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM truly upset to see what is happening in Jamaica. How can we call ourselves a civilised nation when we are killing each other in the name of politics?
Children and the seeds of violence
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN THE wake of violence in Kingston, let us never underestimate the power of example. Violence begets violence; violent people are usually not born but bred. From early childhood, children who witness violence, are the victims of...
