Letter of the day - Bible culture and 'sparing the rod'
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AGREE with Father Ho Lung (The Gleaner 26/01/04) that the way we flog children in this country is disgraceful as it is counter-productive. Generations of young people have been raised to respond only to violence.
Your cartoon tells the truth
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHOEVER IS drawing for The Gleaner's cartoon strip, keep it up because it makes a lot more sense than the words, both written and spoken. These cartoons while satirical are the truth. I loved the one with Clarke and the JHTA. Such a...
Indiscipline in our society
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WOULD like to thank The Gleaner for publishing the picture (27.01.04), of students of Merl Grove High School crossing the road because it would appear that they have not learnt by the untimely and tragic passing of their...
Indisciplined drivers and traffic deaths
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WOULD like to comment on the profound (though incomplete) point raised by Bychan Brown in a letter to the Editor in the Tuesday, January 26 edition of The Gleaner (re: Jamaica's dysfunctional culture of indisciplined drivers being...
We must care for our young
THE EDITOR, Sir: I READ about the untimely death of little Shakara Harris and I grieve for her family. Again another precious life has been snuffed out and the powers that be are falling over themselves to avoid blame.
Traffic jams at Air J Jazz festival
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE ONLY criticism I would like to offer to the wonderful Air Jamaica Jazz Festival was the traffic situation at the event. Obviously, with so many people attending, traffic jams were inevitable, and parking was quite well organised.
Cruelty to each other, children
THE EDITOR, Sir: LIKE YOU my heart bled when I read Fr. Ho Lung's column on Monday. There is absolutely no reason that people in this beautiful land should be so cruel to each other and to their children.
Traffic police
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE POLICE are at times ruthless in the issuing of traffic tickets, which at times are not warranted. A simple warning can at times do, especially when there are no signs to alert people that the road is a one-way and other minor...
Torn between two lovers
THE EDITOR, Sir: LAST NIGHT I met a beautiful lady. She said her name was Jamaica. Her dress was a bit frayed at the ends and her stockings had a run, she had obviously seen better times. But her class was unmistakable. She said that she was facing a...
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