Letter of the Day - Wanted: more firepower or greater political will?
THE EDITOR, Sir: GUNMEN ARE getting more brazen. One militia was bold enough to threaten lockdown of a parish capital. And why? Quite apart from their feeling strong enough to do so, a slain gang leader was to be buried and everybody was being required..
Legalise, don't penalise 'badwud'
THE EDITOR, Sir: I READ of the stage show that occurred at Trinidad's Indepen-dence Park during which Bounty Killer was arrested and charged for using what has been referred to as indecent language either during or after his performance.
Let us follow Jody-Ann's example
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHAT A great contrast, that heroic woman Jody-Ann Hamilton who wrestled a gun from an armed criminal, to that so-called political leader Olivia 'Babsy' Grange who declared her association with a purportedly leading criminal gang member.
The fate of Sabina Park
THE EDITOR, Sir: SUBSEQUENT TO the awarding of the Yellow Package in Cricket World Cup 2007 to Jamaica, I have been trying to determine the fate of Sabina Park in the aftermath.
Praising an MP
THE EDITOR, Sir: RE DONOVAN Williamson's comments in your issue of Friday's paper, I was moved to see that an MP can be given praise in Jamaica. Let me hope that it does not take another act of God to adjust the mind of the people. To put party...
Thoughtful corporate citizenship
THE EDITOR Sir: I AM writing to commend a thoughtful corporate citizen, Novelty Trading Company Ltd. This year, like last, the company has ensured that close to 200 books by Calabash Literary Festival authors are available in Jamaican libraries as well.
Don't play the blame game, lead
THE EDITOR Sir: IT WOULD appear that Mayor Notice is preparing to give up the challenge and to break the oath he made to serve, when he was publicly sworn in as Mayor of Spanish Town. He claims he does not want to be associated with failure. I must...
Place more on educating our youths
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS JAMAICANS and Garveyites around the world celebrate the anniversary of the birth (17.8.1887) of our first National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, we should reminisce about his mission to remove the mental shackles from our minds and to..
Searching FOR
THE EDITOR Sir: I AM trying to locate my grandparents whom I have never met, Bunny and Elizabeth (Lilly) Shelly of Rollington Town, Kingston.
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