A serious wake-up call for PNP
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE RECENT victory of the JLP in the Local Government elections should serve as a serious wake-up call to the incumbent PNP.

Jamaica's negligence, cause of my embarrassment
THE EDITOR, Sir: JUST RECENTLY I read that Jamaica had placed a ban on imported beef from Canada. I am heartened to know that vigilance is employed to protect Jamaicans, albeit only one case of Mad Cow Disease was detected there.

Have mercy on reading public
THE EDITOR, Sir: FOR MANY years I have been a subscriber to the New York Review of Books which is published some 25 times a year in a format a little smaller than The Gleaner.

Nonsense by Dawn Ritch
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM writing in response to Dawn Ritch's column, on June 22. She stated that white women are the ones who have been at the forefront of the fight for equal rights and justice for black people. I abhor such nonsense.

Racial profiling at airports
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM writing in response to a letter written titled 'Treat visitors equally'. The writer was upset about the harassment he faced when he arrived at the Sangster International airport.

Disgusted with my gov't
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM a Jamaican student living in the United Kingdom and I am very disgusted with my government and the emphasis they place on education.

'Sleeping policemen' for school crossings
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN EXPRESSING my sorrow and disgust at the highly unnecessary deaths of the children killed in St. Thomas I would like to suggest that we place 'sleeping policemen' at some twenty or thirty metres on either side of all...

The staff at Medical Associates
THE EDITOR, Sir: ON JUNE 6, 2003 I had terrible pain in my left ear. I am living next door to the KPH and in the wee hours of that morning...