Time to care for our boys
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM distressed over the fact that many of our youths under 20 are perpetrators of crime and violence. I'm even more perplexed that not much is being done to bring about change in the younger generation.
I am desparate
THE EDITOR, SIR: I LIVE in Fort George, St. Mary (outside of Annotto Bay). I am a 43-year-old single mother of seven, and I work as a farmer.
Navy Island sale a milestone for Portland
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE PORT Authority's purchase of Navy Island from FINSAC, which was formalised in the signing of the sales agreement in Port Antonio last week Friday signals a very important milestone for the economic development of Portland.
Road to Swift River needs repair
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM writing on behalf of the citizens of McKane and Guatemala Districts in Portland. During the recent flood rains in Portland, a section of the road surface was washed away, leaving us to walk on some sliding...
Justice must be tempered with mercy
THE EDITOR, Sir: WRONGDOING must never be tolerated nor encouraged, but let it always be remembered that - "The quality of mercy is not strained; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes."
Cocoa crisis in Hanover
THE EDITOR, Sir: COCOA FARMERS are frustrated with the existing condition of the industry in the parish of Hanover, with the closure of the fermentary which is being utilised at present for the processing of turmeric instead of cocoa.
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