LETTER OF THE DAY - Guns untouchable a grave concern
The Editor Sir: In your recent publications, your headlines have given the nation more than cause to worry. The editorial of Wednesday, June 18, has added to the current wave of fear bordering on panic. I refer to the recent truce brokered between warring factions...
Patois Bible a waste of money
The Editor, Sir: I read with dismay Janice Lindsay's letter to the Editor of Thursday, June 19, purporting that a Patois Bible would help to promote heritage tourism. What does promoting heritage tourism have to do with spending the country's limited resources...
All for Bible and other books
The Editor, Sir: I agree totally with Janice Lindsay on the issue of the Patois Bible. One of the problems facing Jamaicans is the fear and being ashamed of having and using anything Jamaican. Not only should there be a Bible and other books in our language...
Standard patois version needed
The Editor, Sir: I don't have a firm opinion on the production of a patois Bible, although I do agree with individuals who state the money can be much better spent, and any potential benefits lay in cultural tourism, sales and a greater cultural identity.
Truth will always rise
The Editor, Sir: On June 19, 2008, I heard the hosts of the Breakfast Club practically gloating over the fact that the Church was unable to dissuade the Government from legalising casino gaming in Jamaica as they commented on the suggestion to tax 'sex...
Penance for gay indulgence
The Editor, Sir: As a nation we are frothing with indignation that we are being forced to bend at the waist to accommodate the homosexual lifestyles.We have our own social codes, but little does anyone know that we also have the perfect deterrent...
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