Jamaica Gleaner News- Letters - Wednesday

LETTER OF THE DAY - Lessons from Obama

The Editor, Sir: I truly hope that our political parties here in Jamaica are taking lessons from what has been been happening in the selection of the Obama Cabinet. It seems to me that Obama is sending us a message that when you put country first then your own ego...

Caning at school

The Editor, Sir: I was rather perturbed to find out that there are teachers in the education system who are still abusing our children in the name of punishment. I was rather horrified when I saw pictures of swollen skin ...

Why do doctors leave Jamaica?

The Editor, Sir:It is interesting to note that you have focused your editorial ('Rethink UWI subsidies', Nov 28) on one side of the story. It is a fact that doctors are leaving at an alarming rate...

Halt the murders

The Editor, Sir:With the level of brutal savagery that criminals continue to display, there can be absolutely no compromise. Criminals are hunting down fellow human beings and slaying them like animals in the Kalahari desert of Africa...

An unfinished national debate

The Editor, Sir: The vote has come and gone in the House of Representatives on the matter of retaining and applying capital punishment in our criminal justice system. Yet, one has the strange feeling that the matter ...

Saving our 'seed royal'

The Editor, Sir:Have we recognised the magnitude of the achievements of our athletes for the year? Are we as a nation truly aware of the dominance we can take for another decade or two in the field of athletics?Well, something came over me Sunday...

Decide between God and riches

The Editor, Sir:Upon reading today's edition online, I felt compelled to respond to a letter from one of your readers concerning the 'selling of the gospel'.On any given Saturday/Sunday, Jamaicans can freely walk into a number of churches ...

Choose not by skin colour

The Editor, Sir:United States President-elect Barack Obama is currently electing his team to lead America. There have been calls for him to appoint black personalities to a majority of the key positions...

Focus on quality of graduates

The Editor, Sir:I find the editorial on the subsidy to the University of West Indies interesting, but it would have been even better if it included information on graduates from all tertiary institutions to paint a more comprehensive picture...

Think about the victims

The Editor, Sir:My country is getting into a cesspool of killings and tragedies that is stinking more and more as the days go by. I agree that the death penalty may not solve all our problems.