LETTER OF THE DAY - Why is illegal bus park not a police matter?
The Editor, Sir:I just read your article in regard to the 'illegal' bus park and the extortion racket in Spanish Town. Once again we are reminded about where half of our crime problem stems from. Simply put, an ineffective and incompetent police force. ...
'Stand up to these outlaws!'
The Editor, Sir:Danville Walker delivered the most profound and courageous rebuke of the recent murder of Douglas Chambers and criminal act against authority in Jamaica. He submits this condemnation in the heart of the process of change taking place at his current tenure...
Mugabe: monster gone amok
The Editor, Sir: Many people are left puzzled as to why Robert Mugabe has metamorphosed from a liberation fighter into a megalomanic father figure. It is precisely because of colonialism that Mugabe has become just another African tyrant....
A national disgrace
The Editor, Sir: The National Organisation of Women (JLP NOW) wishes to condemn the robbery that took place at the Salvation Army School for the Blind and Visually Handicapped. Bad enough that any organisation should be robbed,...
A response to two editorials
The Editor, Sir: On the matter of the August Town peace and unlicensed guns in the hands of community gangs, some comments are needed in respect of two Gleaner editorials.1.The Gleaner editorial of June 18 claimed that the 'initiatives' in August Town...
Models of self-reliance
The Editor, Sir: It is so exciting to hear and read of the achievements of the communities nominated for the 2008 Michael Manley Award for Community Self-Reliance.Self-initiative, individual and collective commitment, are some reasons for the successes...
Ministry of Love
The Editor, Sir: Can ministry restore LOVE? I'm what most of my Jamaican and American friends and family call a JaMerican and my answer to this question is Yes, Yes and Amen. Sixteen years ago my wife and I visited Jamaica as tourists and as most tourists...
Models of self-reliance
The Editor, Sir: It is so exciting to hear and read of the achievements of the communities nominated for the 2008 Michael Manley Award for Community Self-Reliance.Self-initiative, individual and collective commitment, are some reasons for the successes...
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