Give our dying culture a chance
THE EDITOR, Sir: RECENTLY, I was reflecting on the past, and on the things I grew up seeing, things that motivated and lifted me up from my life of poverty. Of these one thing stood out most prominently, the Independence...
Alternate energy sources are needed
THE EDITOR, Sir: I REMEMBER as a child when I read The Gleaner that carried news of an accident whereby persons who were working in the large pipes that channelled water to generate electricity along the Bog Walk Road were killed, as this water was...
A flawed flag
THE EDITOR, Sir: I saw in The Sunday Gleaner of July 14, 2002, page 16, section D, a 'beautiful' full page advertisement placed by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development with the words "Jamaica has so much...
Wanted: honest politicians
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE but one political wish and that is, that with God's help we will be given politicians whose aim will be not just to defend all the worn-out, old-fashioned, bruised and battered political ideology and creed, but politicians who...
Revise the land valuation schedule
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE INTRODUCTION of the current property tax leaves much to be desired. The revised schedule which now allows landowners to pay the provisional tax liability into which their valuations fall does not solve the problem.
Mack D's was there for us
THE EDITOR, Sir: KINDLY ALLOW me space in your Gleaner to express my gratitude towards Mack D's Auto Sales and Rentals in the parish of St. Thomas, on behalf of my company.
In support of Herro Blair
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WOULD like the opportunity to congratulate Mr. Herro Blair on his recent achievement.
Are we serious about curbing the drug trade?
THE EDITOR, Sir: I REFER to the report in the Saturday, July 20, 2002, issue of The Gleaner on the ganja found in a 40ft container at Berth 11 of the Kingston Container Terminal (incorrectly referred to as "Kingston Wharf"). It would seem that this is...
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