LETTER OF THE DAY - Offensive section of textbook should be reworded
THE EDITOR, Sir: As a former teacher, now involved in higher education administration, I wish to add my voice to the debate initiated by the text CSEC Home Economics and Beyond (Management) and am happy that the Ministry of Education has vehemently denied...
Serious side of special bulbs
The Editor, Sir:I write on a subject of great interest in current public debate, but from a different perspective.Recently, I saw a cartoon which depicted some panic because an 'energy saving bulb' broke. At the time it was just a cartoon. However, in light of our current debate...
Jacks Hill danger
The Editor, Sir: What started as a small hole in the road, has now become many huge holes. Jacks Hill is now almost impassable, and if you decide to venture up Farringdon Drive, it gets even more impassable. I am not sure what the authorities are waiting for but if it is the rain to stop falling
On words and music
The Editor, Sir: Arguably, RJR 94 FM produces the best daily newscast in terms of content, context and presentation, and their evening current affairs programme Beyond the Headlines is incisively informative, thanks mainly to the interviewing skills of Dionne Jackson Miller....
Fathers must play parental role
The Editor, Sir: Fathers, especially those with more than one homes to manage, need to examine themselves to determine whether they are making a positive contribution towards the development of their children. Fatherhood is not synonymous with sperm-donor or financier....
KSAC bureaucracy seen as pathetic
The Editor, Sir: TEETH, NOT DENTURES? I found myself laughing out loud on reading the letter from Lincoln Evans., KSAC Town Clerk which was published in The Gleaner Monday. The last paragraph was especially hilarious - 'Mr. Azar, we urge you to respect the laws of our country ...
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