LETTER OF THE DAY - The News Desk could give a helping hand
The Editor, Sir: On reading the front page of your newspaper on Wednesday, I am uncertain whether I should laugh or cry.Your story states that deputy commissioner of police in charge of crime, Mark Shields, has requested information from journalists associated...
Taking stock
The Editor, Sir: We are all busy in the throes of buying valentine gifts, et cetera, but do we ever give thought to the fact that we are, in this blessed isle, slowly moving away from the golden rule of 'loving your neighbour as yourself.' If we could use this period of celebrating love...
Hospital fee, wrong move
The Editor, Sir: Are you for real, Mr Golding? I understand that you have made promises to the people of Jamaica and you want to keep them. I, however, believe that it is very irresponsible for you to remove the small fees for hospital service. The government is broke...
Doctor's view on abortion
The Editor, Sir: On Tuesday February 12, I was privileged to hear a specialist obstetrician defend on radio, the report by the Abortion Policy Review Advisory Group to which he was a signatory. It is only fair for me to point out that I do not agree - not at all...
Rebuilding family life
The Editor, Sir: In November 2006, I spoke at a youth forum under the theme 'Restore the Family ...Save our Children'. The event and the speech's content were publicised. Vernon Daley, in his article 'Golding, the family man', published November 28, 2006, made specific references...
Rights, morality issues
The Editor, Sir: The noted English journalist Malcolm Muggeridge opined, "In our strange world, it is the impotent who are prone to instruct us in the excellencies of potency, the dyspeptic who proclaim a dietary way to health and happiness, the opponents of capital punishment ...
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