LETTER OF THE DAY - Vital to preserve the entrepreneurial spirit
The Editor, Sir: In dealing with the controversy that enshrouds the so-calle financial schemes, the authorities must be careful not to throw out the baby with the bath water. Having decided to live by the capitalist system the country...
Walker was a US returnee
The Editor, Sir:I distinctly remember that when Danville Walker was appointed director of elections in 1997, it was said that he had recently returned from living in the United States. He had been living there for several years and had returned initially to assist...
Will America vote gender or race?
The Editor, Sir: Both Clinton and Obama are viable and visible threats to the notion of white male supremacy as the acceptable norm for American leadership. Repeatedly we hear and read that Hillary Clinton is the first woman to run for president and that Barack Obama...
Mocho not 'in the bushes'
The Editor, Sir: I am responding to an article published in The Gleaner of January 16, by staff reporter Petrina Francis.The report quoted Dr.Claude Packer, principal of The Mico University College, as saying, "We are going to rural Jamaica...
Abortion is murder
The Editor, Sir: Concerning the article, 'Rethink abortion', published January 15: Procured abortion is the deliberate killing of a human being in the initial phase of his or her existence, extending from conception to birth. While the term 'choice' may sound democratic...
Reggae Month endorsed
THE EDITOR, Sir: The Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO wishes to congratulate the Government of Jamaica and, in particular, the Hon. Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, on the initiative taken towards the official declaration of February as Reggae Month ...
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