Letters

The impact of Expedition 206 hasn't been felt in Jamaica. If there is one, maybe nobody will understand it, but there are three people whom you couldn't tell that to.

The clamour for the need to change the old political guard within the two major political parties - the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) - is now gaining a fair amount of traction. And, clearly, though unusually, both youth arms of the PNP and the JLP have found accord as they testify to a need which they believe cannot come too soon.

If the current bickering and blame shifting between rival supporters of the major political parties in Jamaica regarding the issue of government corruption is any indication of the way forward, then as we say in typical yard style, "dawg nyam wi suppa".

Below are edited excerpts from comments posted by online readers to the article in yesterday's Gleaner, 'Jailhouse crisis', which stated that the Government was contemplating the establishment of a new lock-up facility at Up Park Camp, St Andrew, in the face of unprecedented overcrowding in all police lock-ups across the island.

The Editor, Sir: I do not take comfort in it and it pains me to say this - not that they are any better - but, like the People's National Party (PNP) and some interest groups, I believe the prime minister should resign...

The Editor, Sir: A central tenet of my 40 years' experience as a psychiatrist has been research into the presentation and treatment of personality disorder.

The Editor, Sir: Why does the Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (MPP) issue keep resurfacing like the mythological hydra? Why is the name of this prestigious United States law firm likely to be etched in Jamaica's socio-political history for eons to come?...

The Editor, Sir: I am having some difficulty with a certain matter and am seeking your assistance. It's just that I suffer from feelings of acute intellectual inferiority when a discussion is carried on...

The Editor, Sir: The letter captioned 'PM's options', published in your paper on Wednesday, August 25, gives three courses of action Prime Minister Bruce Golding could take, ostensibly based on the pressure the Government is under...

The Editor, Sir: I am a graduate of a university in Jamaica.During the academic years 1999-2000 and 2001-2002, I borrowed a total of $261,178 from the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB)...

The Editor, Sir: The Opposition leader's objection to the Jamaica Labour Party's involvement in government business stirs up memories and reminds that it was the People's National Party...

The Editor, Sir:Regarding your editorial on Tuesday, you owe your readers further and better particulars to back your call for the resignation of Junior Minister Everald Warmington.