LETTER OF THE DAY: Tear-gassing inmates in custody 'barbarous'
The Editor, Sir: An inmate at the May Pen Police Station lock-up allegedly threw urine at a policeman guarding the cell on the morning of June 8, 2007. The policeman reportedly responded by releasing a canister of tear gas and locking the cell door behind him.
No apology
The Editor, Sir: It boggles the mind that no one representing the Jamaican police or Government is willing to admit fault or offer an apology for the deplorable and embarrassing way in which Coach Woolmer's death was butchered.
Shocked at CG report
The Editor, Sir: I read the Contractor General's report and I am shocked at his findings, but not surprised. Jamaicans, I urge you all to get up off your rumps and hold your leaders accountable for their actions. Our country is in a massive mess...
PM's genteel intervention
THE EDITOR, Sir: Now that the air has cleared and the dust has settled on the Bob Woolmer murder investigation, we should take time out to recognise the genteel intervention by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. In the midst of the controversy and the doubt...
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