Goodbye, Air JamaicaI was not surprised to read that Air Jamaica is to cease flying the London route. It seems that history often repeats itself as it was only in 1984 that the airline withdrew from this service and then after 11 years had another attempt at making a success of this venture. And now, failure again!
I am afraid, Air Jamaica often went about things in the wrong way. Having sold their Heathrow slots to Virgin Atlantic, I can't ever see our national airline returning to these shores in the near future.
This is a sad day as we were so proud to see the aircraft grace the skies over London. Goodbye, Air Jamaica and good luck.
- Robert Delfosse, Manchester, England
Platform speechesI am amazed at the most recent criticisms levied at the media by a highly placed politician.
It can be argued that this very typical performance was an attempt to either incite negative reaction from irrational supporters towards journalists in an environment that is so politically charged, or force the media to cover material which is less than credible or even newsworthy for that matter.
I note that the Press Association has initiated some sort of response/reaction but I must hasten to suggest that a mere generalised intervention will not yield the desired effect.
As the country approaches another general election and as the campaign fever peaks, there is need for politicians to be more guarded in their utterances bearing in mind that much of the violence which occurred in previous elections was a direct result of reckless irresponsible speeches made on political platforms on both sides of the political divide.
- Pamela V Lowe (Miss)
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Opting for bothI read the Generation 2000 letter of the day on June 5 and found it interesting when it said that the PNP should not automatically reject the suggestion about free education just because the JLP made it.
I totally agree, but the very same JLP has often opposed ideas just for the sake of opposing and BOTH parties need to be open to each other's ideas if the Jamaican people are to benefit from their existence. My question to all politicians is why can't we have BOTH? Free education isn't automatically a solution.
Free education combined with better economic policies that lead to job creation is what we need. When combined with better health care, our productivity and international competitiveness will increase. If we can find the money for Cricket World Cup, we MUST be able to find the money for education and health care.
- David Mullings, West Palm Beach, FL.
