LETTER OF THE DAY - Time to allow guns for law-abiding citizens
The Editor, Sir: With the Jamaican society witnessing an average of 1,500 murders over the last several years, I think that the time has come for the gun laws to be changed very urgently for law-abiding citizens to be able to own guns very easily....
On the verge of anarchy
The Editor, Sir: A few days ago, I sent an email to Dr. Rattray, one of your columnists, outlining my grave nervousness at even the thought of visiting my country on vacation, a country I love so much. He assured me that the area I was intending to stay for one month is quite safe.
A matter of prophecy
The Editor, Sir: I wish to make a few comments regarding two articles in yesterday's edition of The Gleaner dealing with the prophetic movement in Jamaica. In one article, Bishop Morgan was reported to have said, "The movement has learnt a lot and gained...
Helping the needy
The Editor, Sir: Dorcas Medical Mission has announced a project to provide free medical care to poor and needy people. The announcement states that its website is www.dorcasmedicalmission.org and asks donors to visit and browse through the pages of the website...
Investment schemes pose many questions
The Editor, Sir: In general, people are feeling that the move by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the stance taken by the two leading banks National Commercial Bank and Bank of Nova Scotia are unreasonable and unnecessary.
A journey of discovery
The Editor, Sir: I found it interesting to write about my journey to a community in St. Ann on Thursday, December 27. I travelled to the deep rural community of Aboukir to visit a friend. As is the case with most of these rural settlements, farming is the main activity there...
Is safety a thing of the past?
The Editor, Sir: It is crystal clear that the Jamaican society is becoming more and more unsafe everyday and this generation of young people may never know what it is to feel truly safe. When I was younger it did not take much to feel safe.
Make being an 'informer' a business
The Editor, Sir: As we start a new year, tantamount on the minds of most well- thinking Jamaicans is how we should be assisting the law-abiding police officers to make their communities safer and, in so doing, slaying the vicious crime monster....
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