'Bigging-up' The Rock
THE EDITOR, Sir: I JOKINGLY told a group of persons in a restaurant in the US recently that I was from the subcontinent of Jamaica. One of them insisted that Jamaica was a tiny island in the Caribbean.
That Bertram appointment
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE COVERT appointment of Arnold Bertram as the so-called special advisor and consultant to the Minister of Water and Housing is another reason why the nation must proceed expeditiously towards reforming the political system.
Crime and giving birth to employment
THE EDITOR, Sir: CRIME HAS always been out of control in this country.
Review the property tax regime
THE EDITOR, Sir: NOW THAT the elections are over, honours bestowed, and Members of Parliament given substantial salary increases, its time for the government to pay attention to correcting the flawed property tax imposed some months ago.
Crude definitions of Jamaican
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AGREE with the letter re: "Colonisation in reverse" of December 29, 2002.
Let's have a peace festival
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN RECENT times we have seen festivals of all different types in Jamaica. We have seen the Yam Festival, we have seen the Jerk Pork Festival, we have seen the Corn Festival and many more.
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