LETTER OF THE DAY - Should parliamentarians be treated as professionals?
THE EDITOR, Sir: Your columnist, Heather Robinson, has presented a table comparing the salaries of parliamentarians with those of senior executives in the private sector. However, having worked in both sectors herself....
Who seh wi chat patwa (patois)?
The Editor, Sir: It is said that Jamaicans, Trinidadians, Guyanese, St. Vincen-tians, Antiguans, all speak patois, which is the dialectal offspring of the language of the colonial powers of these islands.
What justice for the poor?
THE EDITOR, Sir: I would like to express my deep disgust for this justice system on how it treats too many of our poor people. My cousin for more than 30 years has been trying to recover his land in Portland...
Uneasy lies the head ...
THE EDITOR, Sir: Sometime I am led to believe that the only person (s) who have any love and understanding for Dr. Omar Davies are his parents who brought him into this world. It cannot be denied that there was a financial melt-down in the nineties.
Clarifying authorship
The Editor, Sir: Regarding the recent replay of an interview with the Coverleys on TVJ, Wycliffe Bennett's excellent research of the early pantomimes provided the basis for Louise and Eric's discussion of their early works.
Cry from Portlanders!
THE EDITOR, Sir: We, the residents of Bannecall Valley in Windsor Castle, are in dire straits because of the negligence of the Portland Parish Council, from as far back as 1992, when heavy rains caused the river to wreak havoc in the valley...
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