Corruption probe
The present Government of Jamaica has repeatedly rightly vowed to do its best to tackle corruption in public offices. Three public bodies in which corruption is rife in Jamaica are the police force, the Court offices and the Registrar General's Department.
The Government should carry out a thorough investigation of these departments of government and remove and replace reprobate, recalcitrant and unsuitable personnel where necessary. It cannot be business as usual. While the Jamaica Labour Party should not carry out a witch-hunt, it should carry out its mandate without fair or favour for the good of all Jamaica.
- Malcolm Rowe
Please stop!
To the people of Jamaica who kill seniors and children plus innocent people over simple things: Please stop, Jamaica is a wonderful country!
People from Haiti and war-torn countries see the opportunities. You can learn skills by volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, food for the poor, and mustard seed community. You can lease farm land together, work together, start basic math and English classes. Please stop the violence.
- Andrea M. Brown fh446@ncf.ca, Ottawa, Ontario Canada, Via Go-Jamaica
Buy cheaper rice
With the issue of Guyana vs Louisiana rice, it would be nice if The Gleaner would investigate and report what the real costs are; both monetary and political cost. If it is that the Louisiana rice is cheaper then I do not have a problem with buying rice from there. Jamaicans should not suffer as a result of CARICOM.
- Alric Sproul donalric@hotmail.com Kingston 8, Via Go-Jamaica
Religious training
After reading the various suggestions with regards to dealing with hopeless youths in our society, I think we have left out very important training that should be incorporated into whatever other training is suggested and implemented.
I believe the effective training of children from early life about God and the way He wants us to go is very important. Sunday school or Sabbath school should be where to begin for all children; this religious training continuing to high school. The Bible asks a very explicit question: "How can a young man cleanse his way?" Answer: "by taking heed according to your word (Ps. 119:9)." "Grow up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it (Prov. 22:6)."
- Artie A. Parchment Great Bay, St. Elizabeth
