LETTER OF THE DAY - Education critical to future of nation
THE EDITOR, Sir: For the past several years, I have read with interest and increasing concern each year as Dr. Ralph Thompson has published the sad findings on the state of education or the state of illiteracy in our beautiful country. How could the Ministry of Education...
Doing the right thing
The Editor, Sir: It might seem that criminality has taken over Jamaica, but remember this, "God is in control." He will bring all of this to an end. It is time that relatives and friends of these criminals who are shielding them whenever they commit these...
Visitors who saw good and bad
The Editor, Sir: On my recent visit to the island with some of my friends and work colleagues who, might I add, have never been to the island, my friends found it to be more than what they had expected. Kudos to the Jamaican people for their warmth and often open-arms....
Anti-crime campaign
THE EDITOR, Sir: A current Kingfish campaign radio promo, sponsored by the European Union, tries to counter crime by having a driver (presumably of a taxi) recount the experience of being robbed at gunpoint by young teenagers. There is a similar item on local television, not...
Crime can be eradicated
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT IS always said that to every action there is a reaction, and rightly so. Therefore, if we continue to 'fight' crime, the natural reaction is a 'fight-back'. The question arises, then, what are we to do? The answer is embrace love.
More, not less, police stations needed
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WANT to congratulate Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin for taking on the hardly envied position of commissioner of police. It is, however, hard to believe that one of his first pronouncements is in respect of the closing of some police stations.
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