LETTER OF THE DAY - Take a stand against extortion
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE INITIATIVE by the PSOJ to take a stand against crime is commendable, not because I think it will meaningfully address the crime problem, but because it signals an end to the apathy that has held the middle and upper...
Ja not a failed state
THE EDITOR, Sir: HAVING READ the speech made by Scotiabank's president/CEO at the annual Carlton Alexander Award Banquet held on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 I was shocked by the statement "After 43 years of independent democratic government, what is the...
Bring back the death penalty
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE RESPONSIBILITY for Jamaica's high daily murder rate and the pitiless assault of gunmen who terrorise our communities, in town and country, slaughtering women, children, the elderly and infirm, without mercy or reason, must lie...
'It must stop now'
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS I sat and read the article in the May 26 edition of The Gleaner about the elderly woman at Emancipation Park with the blood-soaked T-shirt, tears came to my eyes, because like every single Jamaican I have been through what she has...
Support the JCF
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM writing to express my appreciation to the few members of the police force who are doing their jobs despite the criticisms and the low income. I have my concerns about the 45 per cent increase over two years. However...
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