LETTER OF THE DAY: We are not all monsters
I had a very interesting experience on the 28th of October 2002 that I would like to share with the citizens of my country. I am a freshman attending college. The first thing I realised when I came here was that I was instantly welcomed with open...
MPs must serve the people
The elections are behind us and it's time to seek dialogue with and demand accountability from our MPs. Suppose, for instance, 1,000 mothers were to ask the Minister of Education for a meeting. I hardly think she would refuse 1,000 parents. They could...
Highways and US rates
ON READING the article in your on-line paper, on the setting of rates for the tolls for the highways in Jamaica, I noticed that the price was said to be set to the "international" rate, and that it will be set to the equivalent in United States...
A police service versus a police force
WE CANNOT have a society of any calibre without a police force but the police in Jamaica should not be referred to as a 'force' for law and order. The truth is that it is not like any other anywhere in the world and it is not ready for the...
Garrison politics and the PM
PRIME MINISTER Patterson is rightly outraged at the recent murders of infants. Hopefully he is at least equally outraged at the culture of violence that takes the lives of hundreds of Jamaicans each year. Perhaps he may also consider outrage at those...
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