The bedrock of survival and prosperity
THE EDITOR, Sir: ON THURSDAY May 20, 2004, I was listening to the programme 'Drive Time Live'. The guest was Dr. Raymond Wright, head of Petrojam. The discussion was the current price of oil and its implications for the Jamaican economy.

Better kinds of achievement
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHEN THE late E.P. cornered me with his knife, he showed his joy with the words, "Yu know how long mi a set up fi yu!" (Unfortunately for him, I had only six dollars on me!)...

Vybz Kartel needs to be restrained
THE EDITOR, Sir: NOT THAT I'm being too 'falla fashin', but I must say how contented I felt when I read the letter written by Lisa Dawkins that was published in The Gleaner on Thursday the 20th of May.

Solving the rat problem
THE EDITOR, Sir: I BELIEVE I have the solution to the problem of rats which have over-run the New Kingston area.

Emancipation Park banning strollers?
THE EDITOR, Sir: TODAY (SUNDAY 23rd May 2004) my husband and I decided to take our children to Emancipation Park as we often do on a Sunday.

Pensioners need a better deal
THE EDITOR, Sir: RECENT CALLS for Jamaicans to brace themselves for significant increases in JPSCo bills and other fuel prices have left some pensioners reeling with consternation at the prospect of darkness and powerlessness.

Where's the improvement, NWC?
THE EDITOR: Sir I HAVE written several letters to Water Commission but it takes them months to reply and usually it is the public relations person who encloses literature on what the NWC is doing to serve John Public...