LETTER OF THE DAY - Revise tariff structure for greater compliance
THE EDITOR, Sir: I REFER to your lead story in The Gleaner dated Friday, October 17. I wish to voice my support for Danville Walker in his attempts to impose order on the operations of Jamaica Customs. I fully understand the challenges involved in trying to instil...
Teen wary of wait for change
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM a 16-year-old student of a traditional high school who, over the years, has witnessed more than enough violence to make anyone afraid to walk the streets of Jamaica. It has become sickening.
Restore old values in schools
THE EDITOR, Sir: THERE WAS once a time in our not-too-distant history when police and fire personnel would come to our schools and take us through safety drills. These drills included walking on the road and movement...
Cancer: Prevention better than cure
The Editor, Sir: Gleaner Columnist Dennie Quill bemoans the loss of his friends to cancer (October 9). He might also have referred to the epidemic proportions in other degenerative diseases, such as heart disease, arthritis, Alzhei-mer's, diabetes, etc.
Misreading human behaviour
The Editor, Sir: A letter published in your Saturday Gleaner, on October 18, edition signed by S. Richards, took issue with the suggestion by a United Kingdom government minister that discrimination against gays should be halted as part of the efforts...
Walker sets a standard
The Editor, Sir: There are few public figures in our society who have earned our respect over the recent past like Danville Walker, currently cast in the role of Commissioner of Customs. In his recent tongue-lashing, delivered to local importers ...
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