LETTER OF THE DAY: Air Jamaica got significant benefits for Heathrow slots
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN A letter published in the Tuesday, October 23, edition of The Gleaner, Jean Robertson references a slot transaction between British Airways (BA) and SN Brussels and suggests that the transfer price paid by BA was significantly higher...
Place kids with dads
THE EDITOR, Sir: RE: CHILDREN of Karen Elliot. The children were taken away from her and placed into a children's home because she had nowhere to keep them. I ask, why not try and find the father/s of the kids and give them full custody....
Work permits
THE EDITOR, Sir: WITH ALL the recent concerns about persons who are in Jamaica with work permits, I have to wonder whether there really is no Jamaican qualified to do some of these jobs, or is it that companies come into Jamaica and feel that their 'own'...
The coach's job
THE EDITOR, Sir: READING TODAY'S editorial on the fact that West Indies cricket heritage was not considered in choosing the new coach, I was immediately struck by the following statement: "The coach is simply a man who teaches people how to bat, how to bowl, and how to field.
Covert scheme to marginalise men
The Editor, Sir: This letter is written in response to the 'Gender Politics II' article by Peter Espeut published on Wednesday, October 24, 2007. About 20 years ago, The Gleaner published two articles that I wrote on this issue. During that period...
Deportees could pose serious problems
The Editor, Sir: The prospect of Jamaica having to acccommodate Jamaican prisoners deported from the United Kingdom to complete their sentences in local prisons would pose a serious challenge to our facilities. The condition of overcrowding in our prisons is well known...
Rough roads hinder St Bess districts
THE EDITOR, Sir: I recently had the pleasure of visiting Malvern in St. Elizabeth and happened to travel to Santa Cruz on the route through a district called Stanmore. I was very impressed with the scenery and the beauty of the landscape. You could see the Black River winding...
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