LETTER OF THE DAY - Ganja should be taxed, regulated like alcohol
The Editor, Sir: Gwynne Dyer's January 12 column was right on target. There is a middle ground between drug prohibition and blanket legalisation. Switzerland's heroin maintenance programme has been shown to reduce disease, death and crime...
We need more Jamaicans to till the soil
The Editor, Sir: Indeed, my heart was overwhelmed with great joy when I read of the tremendous achievement of our young woman in the field of agriculture. Well done, girl! This goes to show that there are still people in our proud country...
More advice for Air Jamaica
The Editor, Sir: Collin Hutchinson, in his letter that you published on January 16, made suggestions to Air Jamaica's (AJ) management that doubtless are worthy of their consideration. Mr. Hutchinson's expertise appears to be on the technical side....
Teenage pregnancies
The Editor, Sir: I am deeply saddened by the large number of teenagers getting pregnant year after year. My heart goes out to the innocent ones that are sometimes manipulated and/or raped. But there are some teenagers who get pregnant...
Appalling road conditions
The Editor, Sir: I recently visited Jamaica from the United Kingdom with my family for the Christmas holidays. Unlike other times, we decided to stay with families in Portmore and Kingston. Normally, we would have stayed on the north coast...
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