The Editor, Sir: The Prime Minister (PM) and his party have three options at this time, as I see it.The PM can call a snap election in order to gain a new mandate for himself and his party.
The Editor, Sir:Once again, the Peoples' National Party (PNP) has called for the resignation of the prime minister, and for the third time since it has been relegated to the uncomfortable title of opposition...
The Editor, Sir:Despite calls for tolerance by Jamaica's religious, political and human-rights leaders, as well as outright denials by others, attacks against Jamaica's gay community still continue.
THE EDITOR, Sir:On the front page of last Sunday's Gleaner is a picture of Bruce Golding below a headline featuring the Government's role in the sordid Dudus story.
THE EDITOR, Sir: Your correspondent Leon Pryce, who called me an "intellectual hypocrite" and located Raggashanti in the lineage of Louise Bennett Coverley...
The Editor, Sir: The article 'Sports and schools in Jamaica' (August 22) touched on some poignant issues and put in mind the flood of reports, recently, regarding Merlene Ottey still competing at age 50.
THE EDITOR, Sir: Your correspondent, Kevin K.O. Sangster, in a letter of Friday, August 20 in The Gleaner took a very scathing aim at Everald Warmington for his outburst at Contractor General Greg Christie...
The Editor, Sir: There are many things in Jamaica's public life that are going well. We have a contractor general and a commissioner of customs who are doing a good job...
The Editor, Sir: I suppose I just don't get most of Carolyn Cooper's ideas.For me, they're seldom well thought-out and, worse, there's an arrogance, a pretence at wisdom and knowledge...
The Editor, Sir: Was it the brutish behaviour of the Caribs towards the Tainos; the Portuguese towards the Africans; the planters towards the slaves or the devious commands...
The Editor, Sir: Martin Henry, in his August 16 column, argues that 'Garvey was no Rasta'. Yet, Garvey's message of Black pride/self-belief is only with us at all today because of Rasta.
The Editor, Sir: Former deputy commissioner of police Mark Shields is reported as having 'admonished' the Government for 'dragging its feet' on proposed deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) legislation.
The Editor, Sir: If you appreciate our rich Jamaican culture and think the preservation of the most sensitive part of our heritage is of utmost importance for us all...
The Editor, Sir: The communities of Thornton, Siloah, Aberdeen, Quickstep, Bogue, Roses Valley, Balaclava and other neighbouring districts fear extinction if the Appleton distillery and sugar factory are shuttered.
The Editor, Sir:In 1991, I had the honour of being part of a team that produced a report called 'Jamaica's Heritage, an Untapped Resource', sponsored by the Tourism Action Plan and the Jamaica National...
Below are edited comments posted by online readers to yesterday's lead story quoting former deputy commissioner of police Mark Shields as saying the establishment of a DNA database was "key" to solving crime.
The Editor, Sir: While I must say I am in total agreement with Mark Shields that the current crime-fighting strategies are quick fixes, he needs to understand that the Jamaican situation is unique, and therefore a national DNA database, along with more...
The Editor, Sir:I would like to bring to your attention a pressing issue causing a great deal of concern - the archaic one-lane Westmoreland Bridge at Georgia in St Mary.
The Editor, Sir:I view with much disgust the scant regard shown to our citizens by agencies/embassies to persons seeking to travel abroad.There are no provisions/facilities in place for proper accommodation when you...
