LETTER OF THE DAY - Challenge for youth to 'become the change'
The Editor, Sir: Killed ... Murdered ... Mutilated ... just some of the words that form the silhouette of our news. Unbearable ... Intolerable ... Unendurable ... just some more words that express how we feel, how the youth feel. The persons who need to study late in the nights ...
No effective plan to curb crime
The Editor, Sir: As I read all these articles about Jamaica's crime situation and the responses of Commissioner Lewin and the Minister MacMillan, I have come to the conclusion that, as a country, when it comes to national security we are ideologically...
Factors in positive parenting
The Editor, Sir: There is no validity in the notion that migration has caused a breakdown in Jamaican family life. The Jamaican family has been deteriorating for a very long time because our society has not taught our children how to succeed in life; specifically our boys...
Gays are born that way
The Editor, Sir: With the continuing debate over Prime Minister Golding's unfortunate comments and at least one letter writer who is questioning their orientation, I feel compelled to type this brief. First, I'm not gay and I don't feel insecure about that.
Affirming good mental health
The Editor, Sir: Having read the account of the man who jumped from the KPH, I can't help but wonder how many times people have turned to me for help, maybe not asking directly but the quietness of the obvious despair screamed to me, 'you need to intervene'...
Tourism affected
The Editor, Sir: With regard to the effect on Jamaica's tourism, I think it's going to go down a great deal. I feel sad to say that because of the dramatic increase in violent crime my family and I are not going to spend the summer in the land we love...
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