Jamaica Gleaner News- Letters - Saturday

LETTER OF THE DAY - National lottery to fund crime crusade

The Editor, Sir:This is an open letter to The Honourable Bruce Golding:Dear Prime Minister:You may recall our brief encounter at the Jamaica Conference Centre, after the launch of the Planning...

Sparing the rod in schools

The Editor, Sir: It is apparent from a recent letter to the editor that corporal punishment is still being carried out in schools by some teachers.The dilemma of the escalation of indiscipline in schools poses a threat to both teachers and students.

Engineering and the UWI

The Editor, Sir: The editorial, on the subsidy to the University of the West Indies, which appeared in The Gleaner, December 2, has sparked quite a debate in the engineering community.Sadly, the state of engineering in Jamaica is so bad, that most...

Quiz champs score again

The Editor, Sir: It is so good to see Windward Road All-age School being the champions for the third consecutive year in TVJ's Junior School's Challenge Quiz. As always, the team members, like those from the two previous years, displayed such humility as they moved through the competition until they were declared the champions.

Time to stop the 'fiddling'

The Editor, Sir: The letter to the Editor written by Garnet Waite in The Gleaner of December 5, titled 'Fiddling with the economy', should not be overlooked. I agree with everything that he wrote.

Appointments to Court of Appeal

The Editor, Sir: Please publish this open letter to the Rev Devon Dick.Dear Rev Dick:Your piece, 'Patrick Robinson and the Caribbean Court' published in The Gleaner, November 20, has an unfortunate inconsistency in it.You speak justifiably proudly of...