LETTERS OF THE DAY - KC boys' bounce-back 'a breath of fresh air'
The Editor, Sir: The Gleaner headline of October 18, 'Boys bounce back', highlighting the achievements of Kingston College (KC) students at the CSEC and CAPE examinations, is a breath of fresh air. For a very long time too many of our boys have been marginalised ...
Congratulations, Kingston College
The Editor, Sir:My day was made when I saw the front page story, 'Boys bounce back', of The Gleaner this morning, October 18. I congratulate the boys, parents and staff of KC for lifting the heads of all those boys in our country who were discouraged by the overarching ...
How to tackle traffic congestion
THE EDITOR, Sir:Recently I was reminded that, even in wealthy First World countries, the supply of resources - human, physical and financial - is finite while the demands for the use of these resources are infinite. Such is the issue of traffic congestion in many...
Controlling overruns
The Editor, Sir: The Honourable Prime Minister Bruce Golding has assigned Minister Daryl Vaz to monitor and evaluate major projects in Jamaica to avoid the huge overruns experienced under the previous administration in this area.
Crime is out of control
The Editor, Sir: We continue to use the declaration of crime as if it is some form of machine which was brought into existence by some expert scientists from all over the world, and seem to have forgotten, that without people crime doesn't exist....
Monthly reports
The Editor, Sir: This is an open letter to the Prime Minister: Dear Prime Minister: It has now been just over one month since your victory in the recent general election, and since you and your party assumed leadership of the country. We are all aware that you took over a government....
Let's go hybrid!
The Editor, Sir: With the continuous increase in oil prices and Jamaica's ever increasing oil bill, isn't it time the Government look at ways to reduce oil consumption. Motor vehicle consumption contributes significantly to this high oil cost, but with the emergence of the hybrid car....
Not educated by design
The Editor, Sir: In his article 'Gender Politics' in The Gleaner, October 17, Peter Espeut is right about Carolyn Cooper being wrong and about what existed in the past as it relates to the education opportunities for boys in Jamaica. His historical perspective...
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