The Editor, Sir:I must agree with Jamaica Labour Party-affiliate G2K in its point that there is a need for a renewal of leadership in Jamaica but must point out that this call is opportunistic.
The Editor, Sir: Call him narcissistic, egotistical, verbose or any other adjective one chooses, Greg Christie, the contractor general, is no doubt doing the job his office requires of him, and has also been...
The Editor, Sir: When will our politicians really start to care for this country? This Shahine Robinson fiasco is yet more evidence, totally unneeded, I might add, that their first concern is their own privilege and welfare....
The Editor, Sir: I've been in retirement for just over three years now. Occasionally, when I am not reading something about the history of Jamaica or the world or something knowledge-based...
The Editor, Sir,Please permit me the opportunity to respond to Mr Howard Chin's letter (September 18) on clean coal, which was prompted by an interview I did.
The Editor, Sir:I hope that for the sake of his flock, Reverend Devon Dick doesn't prepare sermons like the article he wrote on September 23, chastising atheists, like me, for being irrational in our non-belief in his God!Rev Dick claims that "God...
The Editor, Sir:It has been said time and again that education is the key to success, but unfortunately, a large percent-age of our people have not come to that conclusion and these are mostly diehard political supporters.It is also evident that...
The Editor, Sir:I am a teacher at a high school in Kingston and I am wondering if the public knows that in many schools, the administrators have little or no money to run the institution by the end of...
The Editor, Sir:Two articles on obesity were recently published in The Gleaner. Diabetes and high blood pressure are associated with being overweight, and many in our society have one or both of these conditions.
Published:Saturday | September 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM
For years, I have had real estate business dealings with the National Housing Trust (NHT) and have often had occasion to say it is one of the most efficient government organisations that I have ever encountered. Not anymore, however, for my recent experience indicates that the trust has now become a bungling bureaucracy.
Published:Saturday | September 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM
In response to Michael Dingwall's letter published in The Gleaner on September 23, with his strong views that Jamaicans living abroad should not have the right to vote or have anyone sitting in Parliament, I have a few things to suggest to him.
Published:Saturday | September 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Windshield cleaners, street boys and rich boys are all children of the same Father. He created them all and blew the breath of life in each of them. This is the sacred principle on which our very existence is based but the realities of our society defy this principle and the democratic principles of liberty, equality and justice. Thus the social phenomenon of the windshield cleaners.
Published:Saturday | September 25, 2010 | 12:00 AM
On the front page of The Gleaner of September 23, the headline, in very bold type, is 'Buju speaks'; followed by comments giving details of evidence given by Mr Mark Myrie explaining certain aspects in regard to reported evidence in the current Tampa Federal Court case.
The Editor, Sir:The goals and ideals of the private sector are incompatible with the public sector, and any proposal to invite joint venture or partnership needs rethinking.
The Editor, Sir:Since the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) came to government (just over three years) I have seen more roads fixed than I saw in the 18 and a half years under the People's National Party administration....
The Editor, Sir:This is an open letter to The Gleaner and to the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) and, in particular, to the new acting director of that bureau.
The Editor, Sir:Your Letter of the Day published September 22 made a number of worrying allegations against an individual member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF).
Published:Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 12:00 AM
The Editor, Sir:While it is commendable that there is a new thrust to have every child between the ages of three and 16 enrolled in schools, one should be mindful of the problem of over-crowding ...
