LETTER OF THE DAY - Lack of respect for the Constitution
The Editor, Sir: I have just finished reading Mr. Ken Jones' article, 'Our conflict-causing Constitution', published in The Sunday Gleaner of November 18. While I cannot comment on the suitability of Dr. Stephen Vasciannie for the post of solicitor general, I am concerned....
Teachers' right to self-defence
The Editor, Sir: I am using this medium to call on the Minister of Education to deeply consider a system of reform in the education system that give teachers or members of the education task force (and this includes administrative and ancillary workers)...
More stress on solar power
The Editor, Sir: Jamaica receives an average of 177 MJ/M2/yr (milli-joule per square metre) of direct solar radiation. This is enough to supply five to 10 times our annual requirements. The major methods of harnessing this energy that are currently being practised ...
Inflexible policy
THE EDITOR, Sir: Two years ago, the Ministry of Finance introduced a policy restricting common-law wives and stepchildren of civil servants from coverage under Blue Cross. For them to access benefits, they will have to get married and the children be legally adopted....
Carpooling and work hours
THE EDITOR, Sir:The staggering of working hours, carpooling and shuttle services are two subjects which form the basis of a lot of arguments over these part few weeks.In the seventies I wrote a few articles on the subject of working hours, when the...
Family in distress
The Editor, Sir: I am a single parent from the parish of Manchester with five children. I have four children for this man and we lived together for over 10 years. He left me with all of them and I went to live with my mother and father...
Sources of crime
The Editor, Sir: Although it is business as usual for many of our citizens it should be a sad moment in our history knowing that, since the start of the year 15 law enforcement officers along with over 1,000 citizens have been murdered. ...
Harness wind power in energy crisis
The Editor, Sir: Jamaica is faced with the reality of an ever-increasing global demand for oil, the cost of which is tied to an unstable U.S. dollar. This means that the cost per barrel of oil is likely to exceed US$100 before the end of this year....
Coffee grinding to a halt?
The Editor, Sir: Quite a few stakeholders in coffee have told me that this agricultural sub-sector is ready to avalanche into ruin. Jamaica National Building Society small business section is supposed to be developing a product which will better cater to the financial needs...
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