Schools and HIV/AIDS
THE REPORT in yesterday's Gleaner that two children had been denied enrolment in two private preparatory schools on the basis that they are HIV positive, is disturbing at several levels. The message that HIV/AIDS is not usually spread by casual contact..
A proper alternative needed for Portmore
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM a resident of Portmore, and am hereby appealing to the relevant authorities to provide a suitable alternative route to enter and exit Portmore. Most suitable is the present causeway with a little fixing here and there.
Urgent plea to the Ministry of Health
THE EDITOR, Sir: LIVING WITH an asthmatic child means learning quickly how to manage his condition to reduce the number of attacks. This entails, among other things, learning what the triggers are and doing your best to avoid them.
A slum is a smell
THE FIRST time I went into a slum was sometime between 1958 and 1961. I was then a member of the staff of the Government Public Relations Office (GPRO), the predecessor of the Jamaica Information Service. - Hartley Neita
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