Support Mayor McKenzie
THE EDITOR, Sir: FROM HER article in the Sunday Gleaner of November 12, Miss Dawn Ritch seems to believe that Mayor Mckenzie is after every penny he can to line the coffers of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Well, that is far from the...

Blessed but lazy
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT IS interesting to note that the richer countries are the ones with a manufacturing base and without natural resources. The United Kingdom, United States of America, Japan, and others are not countries blessed with natural resources.

Raise the 'age of consent'
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM in full concurrence with the expressed desire to have the age of consent for sexual activity in Jamaica increased to 18, notwithstanding, the lower age now widely accepted worldwide.

Is Ja really comfortable?
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE INSTINCTIVE defence of dancehall as an acceptable form of Jamaican cultural expression is understandable.

Ashamed to be Jamaican
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM ashamed, totally ashamed, to be a Jamaican, living in our so lovely country ­ lovely in the true sense of the word. Lovely in essence of being beautiful, warm and sunny, green and verdant, happily radiant in a place that...

On women and violence
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHILE I must send greetings to the Women Affiliated Movements particularly the Women's Media Watch as they observe the occasion of International Day of the elimination of violence against women, I would like to make a comment.

The genesis of homosexuality
THE EDITOR, Sir: ON TUESDAY morning, I heard a discussion on the genesis of homosexuality on 'The Breakfast Club'. Two highly respected psychiatrists, Dr. Aggrey Irons and Dr. Frank Knight, were invited by the hosts to share their expert opinions.