LETTER OF THE DAY - More police, crime and its solutions
The Editor, Sir: The concept of more police is not a solution for the spate of crime in Jamaica, as increased police officers on the streets or more persons being recruited as police officers would only trigger a strategic review...
Making it better at home
The Editor, Sir: I am becoming annoyed at hearing emigrants who return for a short visit degrade the country or community which they visit. These comments are usually accompanied by, 'This could never happen in America' etc; but didn't they always know that from they were here?
Born for a purpose
The Editor, Sir: Our Lord was born to give peace to a restless world. He was born to give men peace and died to make men free and the reason why the world is so restless is because the so-called Christian world interprets his birth the wrong way. ...
Is clamping of vehicles legal?
The Editor, Sir: It has been observed that motor vehicles which are parked in various sections of the streets in Mandeville are being clamped by the Municipal Police. The question is what is enshrined in our laws in this regard? Have the requisite and necessary amendments...
Looking back at 'the bloodiest year'
The Editor, Sir: In terms of homicide, we might have just concluded the bloodiest year in our history. Everybody is hoping for a substantial decrease in homicide in 2008 and the years ahead but I wonder if our expectations are properly placed when so much emphasis...
Make 2008 the year for mending
The Editor, Sir:As we close the book of 2007 and open the first chapter of 2008, I want to urge all Jamaicans to make 2008 the year when we reach out to each other and mend all our broken relationships. Oftentimes because of our stubbornness to admit...
Pension problem
The Editor, Sir: You recently published a number of letters from H. Dale Anderson regarding the plight of government pensioners. Allow me to illustrate by recounting one aspect of the problems facing such persons. In October of last year, I contacted the Government Pensioners'...
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