A few good men
THE EDITOR, Sir: PLEASE ALLOW me space to express my gratitude to Constable Peter Ankel and members of the Security Forces attached to the Ferry Police Station.

The art of effective teaching
THE EDITOR, Sir: EVERY YEAR, there is a debate concerning the poor performance of Jamaican students in the CXC examinations. The arguments are always centred on the students ability or inability to handle mathematics. If one is to agree with this...

Very grateful but...
The Editor, Sir: I AM expressing appreciation to the authorities involved in the repaving of Darlington Drive, in Old Harbour for the splendid work that has been done. I had used this medium to complain about that very road, and at the time, I had...

Independence vs colonialism
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE RECENT Stone polls, which state that 53 per cent of Jamaicans believe that the country would be better off today had we remained a British colony, have sparked much debate and controversy. Much of the argument has foolishly been...

Clean up the mess
THE EDITOR, Sir: "We have to burn down the village in order to save it." This comment by a US soldier as he flicked his lighter to set fire to a rural hamlet because some Viet Cong used it as a sanctuary, has been immortalised as a classic symbol of...

Thank you Sandals-Negril
The Editor, Sir: ON TUESDAY the 6th of August I had an accident on the way to the Montego Bay Airport ­ my car skidded off the Norman Manley boulevard during a shower of rain. The car was badly damaged and the five of us from the car were wet...

Look beyond the politics
THE EDITOR, Sir: A FEW months ago, a young woman in Nigeria was sentenced to death by stoning for having a child as a result of an adulterous relationship. Despite worldwide outcry at so brutal a sentence, the Nigerian court on Monday August 19, 2002...

Emancipation Park ought to inspire
THE EDITOR, Sir: CONGRATULATIONS TO Michael C. Morris for his letter on Emancipation Park and to you for making it the Letter of the Day (August 19, 2002).