Child abandonment and emigration
THE EDITOR, Sir: 'Alone in America' by Lolita Long tells the story of Jamaican children abandoned abroad. It seems to me that there is a larger story to be told about Jamaica's abandoned children, in general.

FAST must make up its mind
THE EDITOR, Sir: THIS ORGANISATION called FAST (Families Against State Terrorism) needs to make a choice. Does it want to 'powder' the murderous criminals, or does it want them to be dealt with? You cannot have it both ways.

John Lee Malvo ­ victim of poor parenting
THE EDITOR, Sir: I MUST express my overwhelming relief that the elections are over and we are going about the business of life in Jamaica as usual.

Human rights abuses by the US
THE EDITOR, Sir: TODAY I read an article on BBC online that reported a ruling recently made in 9th Court of Appeals in San Francisco regarding the suspected members of the Al-Qaida terrorist group being detained in Cuba.

Black on black killings
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHY DOES it seem so easy for black men to kill other black men? Not to say that they would not kill someone else from another race just as easy but I do feel that they might hesitate before they would do that.

Deportees and undergraduate debating techniques
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WOULD like to join the debate about criminal deportees which headlined your issue of November 7.