LETTER OF THE DAY - Wanted: more effectiveuse of security forces
THE EDITOR, Sir: REGARDLESS OF ethnic background, level of knowledge or wealth, we are all people of Jamaica and in every society there are always going to be incidents of crime and violence. In recent years, criminals killed or maimed thousands of Jamaicans.
No comfort from crime plan
THE EDITOR, Sir:IT GIVES me no comfort that a person can now be detained for 72 hours without being charged, instead of 48 hours, as being proposed by Mr Golding. This is nothing but a recipe for, and a wink at, continued abuse by the police.
Warn parents and entertainers
THE EDITOR, Sir: HERE WE go again! I have just completed my reading of a letter in The Gleaner - 'Long detention not the answer' - and I must say I strongly agree with the arguments put forward by the writer...
A case for organic fertiliser
The Editor, Sir:There is now raging debate about fertiliser prices to the end users and swirling accusations about price gouging. All this comes at a bad time when the inflationary effects of spiralling agricultural input costs are simply deleterious...
Importance of life insurance
The Editor, Sir: In a country in which the murder rate continues to soar, food prices continue to skyrocket, doubtlessly forcing more families to serve more unbalanced meals and resulting in more people becoming susceptible to lifestyle illnesses...
Police station in shabby state
The Editor, Sir: This is an open letter to the Minister of National Security and the Commissioner of Police. We, the residents of Rock River Community, hereby express disgust at the dastardly treatment handed to the Rock River police ...
Water project review requested in St Thomas
The Editor, Sir: There are expressed concerns about the level of poverty, nationally and internationally. The communities of White Horses, Botany Bay, Pamphret are now bringing this matter to the table...
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