LETTER OF THE DAY - Is the Jamaica judicial system corrupt?
THE EDITOR, Sir: An item in The Gleaner of March 3 stated that the United States (US) Department of State had been very critical of Jamaica in a report on narco-trafficking in the Caribbean. The report refers to, among other things, "an increase in murder...
Women control is 'shocking'
THE EDITOR, Sir:I refer to Letter of the Day, The Gleaner, March 10, 'Women in control as men sit on the margins'. Sir, this is a very shocking statement and needs careful analysis. With all due respect to ladies everywhere in control of high office or a cook...
Same-gender format scores at school
THE EDITOR, Sir: We congratulate you on your article titled 'Separate the boys' published on the front page of The Gleaner of the March 3. For the record, the concept of the same-gender classes in co-educational institutions, we contend, had its genesis at St Catherine High School....
Musings on the Jamaican classroom
The Editor, Sir: Allow me space to comment on some issues that have become commonplace in the Jamaican classroom. I have had reasons to be in a number of schools lately and many things have been coursing through my mind in relation to how our schools are conducted...
In praise of Fidel
The Editor, Sir: I write with great interest and somewhat amusement on reading the comments out of Washington, USA, regarding Cuba. Cuba, under Fidel Castro, is a much more realistic country and the great Castro has succeeded where many others have failed...
Wide scope for tourism growth
The Editor, Sir: I am particularly impressed by and satisfied with the kind of vigour and enthusiasm that Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has brought to the job ever since his Cabinet appointment last September. Further, Minister Bartlett has been very focused on developing...
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