Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Thursday | June 25, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - Distressingly low literacy rates
The Editor, Sir: On Thursday April 18, I invigilated the grade four literacy and numeracy tests and was surprised by the unpreparedness of some of the students sitting the exam. Certainly, they were prepared to the extent that they followed their teachers' ... Read More...
How to treat H1N1 flu
The Editor, Sir: We are currently facing a pandemic of Influenza H1N1 and persons in Jamaica are beginning to panic. It was reported in the media this week that persons believe that insufficient information has been given... Read More...
Hypocritical claims to road safety checks
THE EDITOR, Sir: I support the previously published letters relating to traffic policing and revenue collection. My own observation has been that traffic policing is designed to generate revenue and has very little ... Read More...
Cricket World Cup 2007 - predictable disaster
The Editor, Sir: Two years ago, I and many others, objected to the then intended expenditure by Jamaica on ICC 2007 World Cup one-day cricket, and the building of a white elephant (cricket only) stadium in Trelawny.... Read More...
Inadequate schools comparison
The Editor, Sir: In an otherwise good letter, Egerton Chang (Gleaner, June 19) alludes to the study done in the 1990s which claimed to rank schools according to the value added. Read More...
