LETTER OF THE DAY - Crime deterrent killing tourism
The Editor, Sir: Tourism, our last surviving industry is slowly dying. Low arrivals, steady decline in 'spring breakers' and overall bad publicity are killing our last hope. It was unfortunate that even myself a 100 per cent Jamaican (yardman) decided for the first time...
The Church and mental illness
The Editor, Sir: About 10 per cent of the population will suffer from a mental health illness or problem in any one year. It is high time that the Church worked at understanding mental illness and ceased from either judging or trying to find some absurd solution.
Spring break story no surprise
The Editor, Sir: I'm not really surprised to find out that there is a decline in spring breakers coming to Jamaica. Maybe this is a wake-up call to the leaders of the country and the tourism industry. Maybe this and further decline in tourism...
Beach restrictions irk Turtle Bay users
The Editor, Sir: A recent letter by Jill Auger-Alexander to The Gleaner on restrictions imposed on her and other users of the Turtle Bay beach and her subsequent futile attempt to complain to "several persons at UDC" has prompted me to write this letter.
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