LETTER OF THE DAY - Pit bull terriers seen as threatto public safety
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WRITE to express concern about a relatively new threat to public safety in Jamaica: the illegal importation or breeding of pit bull terriers. As you may be aware, so-called 'pit bulls' are a breed of dogs that was genetically engineered....
Jamaica, no problem?!
THE EDITOR, Sir: A-bAAY-YAH! A-baay-yah! Night after night the reactionary fringe like the television news stations seemingly scour the most backward countries of the world and show us dismal heartbreaking pictures and stories of sick-unto-death (black)...
No excuse!
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM sick and tired of people making excuses for bad sexual practices in Jamaica. There are laws about the age of consent to have sexual intercourse, 16 I believe. Therefore, it does not matter if a child of 11,12, 13 or younger approaches an adult...
Welfare for all
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE ARTICLE in The Gleaner of March 10, titled 'Offer of free certificates triples birth registra-tion' may, on the surface, seem like good news, but I believe it speaks to a deep problem in our nation that is not getting enough attention, that of abject poverty.
The plight of trained teachers
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WRITE to you to inform you of just how serious our Government is when they say that all children should receive quality education from the earliest stage of their lives, moreso children enrolled in our early childhood institutions.
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