LETTER OF THE DAY - When and why church bashing is justified
THE EDITOR, Sir: WITH THE recent upheaval concerning the Church Dayton's deacon and the assault and videotaping of the teenage girl, the church on a whole has been bashed and rightly so. A Gleaner article on June 10 reported that church founder Ruby...
The diaspora and the right to vote
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHY SHOULD the Jamaican diaspora be allowed to vote? And what is this Jamaican diaspora? Recent news articles have stated that there are 2.5 million to 2.6 million Jamaicans living abroad.
All hospitals need stand-by generators
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM very disgruntled by what happened in the island on the weekend. Jamaica is so small and yet power can't be supplied efficiently. I think too many issues which are vital to our society are being ignored by our Government.
Broadcast blunders
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WRITE to record my annoyance with the Broadcast Commission for its ineptitude in patrolling broadcast media and for its inability to enforce well established regulations. Television stations here continue to exhibit flagrant disrespect.
Revealing corruption
THE EDITOR, Sir: REGARDING THE UDC scandal, we have the utmost respect for the Contractor General finally revealing the corruption and irregular practices in these multimillion-dollar projects. Regardless of what is said by Colin Campbell...
Gov't should cut the fat
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN LIGHT of the recent disputes in wage negotiations with the Government, one is not sure what to make of the new MoU2. The fact is that this Government has little moral authority to broker any negotiation...
Questions for Mr McKenzie
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WOULD like to know what is happening at the KSAC. When you submit a plan to have a sign erected, they are not able to tell when it will be approved. They have to send an officer to inspect the site...
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