LETTER OF THE DAY:
Entertainers should clean up their acts
THE EDITOR, SIR: IS IT art imitating life or is it life imitating art? Does it make a difference? Would it make a difference to you if a loved one was brutally murdered because of ...
A source of pride
THE EDITOR, SIR: DURING A recent assignment in Liberia, I learnt that Jamaica has provided eight police officers to assist in training the Liberian police force. The Jamaican officers are held in high esteem by their foreign counterparts which for me...
Fiddling while home burns
THE EDITOR, SIR: IF YOU were head of a household and had to choose between giving your youngster school books or soccer boots, what would you do? And if you were head of a government that didn't have money to fix fire engines to protect the lives and...
Colonial days were heavenly
THE EDITOR, SIR: AS A senior citizen who has lived all of my life in Jamaica, I can compare my experience of the colonial days with independent Jamaica. I cannot help but wonder if this is what Mr. Norman Manley and Sir Alexander Bustamante had in mind..
Upliftment
THE EDITOR, SIR: "NO QUESTION, the sprint stars of the Athens Olympics were the Jamaicans". I quote the exact words of one American television commentator as the women of Jamaica flew to a thrilling victory in the 4x100m relay. This, after lamenting the.
A visitor's point of view
THE EDITOR, SIR: I RECENTLY visited Jamaica with my wife and stayed with her aunt in Allman Town opposite Heroes Park a nice place to visit and to gain insight to your history. I will point out I am white so the point of this letter should be...
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