LETTER OF THE DAY - The bank that has been a boon to beggars
THE EDITOR, Sir: Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi economist, received the Nobel Peace Prize and over 60 other awards for founding the Grameen Bank. This bank is based on the simple but brilliant idea that it is possible to create...
Portia can galvanise the people
The Editor, Sir: In response to the article in The Gleaner of January 9, 2007, regarding the Hon. Portia Simpson's decline in popularity, I was, and still am, a supporter of the current Prime Minister, in spite of the many setbacks...
Constitution needs reform
THE EDITOR, Sir: That our Constitution is the child of historical imperialist Britain, which has been struggling to attain substantial democracy against its persistent inherent conservatism, cannot be contradicted.
Restore the death penalty
THE EDITOR, Sir: I am writing this letter to address the Prime Minister, the Minister of National Security and the Commissioner of Police, with tears in my eyes for the innocent people that are getting killed each day in Jamaica.
Merge police and army
THE EDITOR, Sir: The Police force has been for several years since Independence an area where people who cannot find employment elsewhere are utilised. It has never, in modern times, as in days of old, been a real career magnet...
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