LETTER OF THE DAY - Crime is crippling the nation
Editor, Sir: The island of Jamaica may be likened to a contestant in a beauty pageant. She would have all the required features - the ideal body, intelligence, eloquence and a strong sense of humanitarianism. Jamaica, however, cannot win the prize because there is an oversized...
Enough is enough
The Editor, Sir: The nation woke up on Thursday to the news of the brutal slaying of another policeman.Seventeen police personnel killed, most of them in the line of duty, over an eleven-month period. But, as a people, do we really place any significance...
Regrets over 'minibus problem'
The Editor, Sir: Reference is made to a letter published in The Gleaner on Tuesday, November 27, entitled 'Minibus Problem'. In the letter, the writer outlined that a friend has been unsuccessful in obtaining a road licence to operate the vehicle, since applying...
Same sauce, different bird
The Editor, Sir: While I am sufficiently encouraged by the JLP's desire to remain true to their campaign promises and by the zeal with which this government is seeking to convert these promises to enacted laws and policies, I would be quite naive to think...
A matter of the law
The Editor, Sir:I have followed the debates over the appointment of a solicitor general with some interest as I think that a number of 'rule of law' issues are at stake.In the first place, who has the legal power to appoint the solicitor-general?...
Who is in charge of drug imports?
The Editor, Sir: After experiencing weeks of severe pain in my legs and lower back, I decided to make an appointment to see a specialist. This would have been two weeks later and so in the interim my husband decided to contact his pharmacist...
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