LETTER OF THE DAY - Murdered police corporal was an 'unsung hero'
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE RECENT murder of Detective Corporal Dave Daley generated much reaction from some members of the hierarchy of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) of which he had served for 20 years. The salient point arising from this reaction has been lost on many...
Social dilemma in songs
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE VERBAL and physical 'clashes' of several 'DJs' is a grim reminder of the volatile environment in which the fans and fantastic communicate and display too much affront and physical attack on whomever dares to 'dis' their idol.
Nkrumah did well
THE EDITOR, Sir: MARTIN HENRY'S account of Kwame Nkrumah's leadership of Ghana, on Ghana's 50th anniversary of independence, is severely selective. No account of Nkrumah's rule in Ghana can be fairly presented without the context in which Ghana gained its independence...
Firm foundation
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS A Jamaican who migrated to Britain in 1990 and became a British citizen five years after, I haven't lost my Jamaicanness. One of my greatest memories about Jamaica is life on the farm as a child, right up to age 35.
Rehab centre for deportees
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AGREE with Prime Minister Portia Simpson. I have been saying for such a long time that Jamaica has enough land for a rehabilitation centre. Indeed, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom should help with these people...
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