LETTER OF THE DAY - How to prevent young children drowning
The Editor, Sir: The recent report in The Gleaner of children drowning since the beginning of the summer is extremely disturbing. Published reports from Barbados indicate that schoolchildren comprise the majority of cases of drowning during the summer holidays.
DNA stored for 100 years in UK
The Editor, Sir: I note with interest the letter from Jean Seaga Anderson and commend her on her observation. I would advocate that the police be given the opportunity to go further and that is to do what is done here in the United Kingdom where the Criminal Justice...
Prosperity and divinity
The Editor, Sir: This is in response to the Peter Espeut column, 'Going for broke'. Since Mr Espeut is a Roman Catholic deacon and my friend, he will forgive me for not understanding his interpretation of the scriptures. However, Peter will be happy to know that I agree...
Leadership race dividing party
The Editor, Sir: Over the past two weeks, I have been reading and viewing the various reports made by the different media houses as it relates to the leadership race in the People's National Party....
Thanks to the RGD
The Editor, Sir: This is an open letter of gratitude to Dr Patricia Holness of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), which I would appreciate being published so that the country can know that despite the difficulties and complaints heard daily...
A morbid curiosity
The Editor, Sir: With reference to Garth Rattray's Monday column 'Sick, morbid curiosity', I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person who's deeply disturbed by our people's fascination with the macabre. This has been bothering me...
Youth drive proposed
The Editor, Sir: Over the last three years, the Youth Service has shared their youth with our NGO in a very special way and we are grateful. I would like to make the following suggestions to the Government...
'Banking is a young man's game'
The Editor, Sir: My published letter on the influx of foreigners has attracted numerous responses from email correspondents. One that appears to come from an interested source states: "Your letter to The Gleaner, while well intended...
Solutions rest with united citizenry
The Editor, Sir: The call for national unity will never be too late, as this seems to be the surest method of solving strife and murders. In my view, of all the prime minister's recently announced anti-crime plans, the solutions finally rest with the entire citizenry...
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