LETTER OF THE DAY: Will non-lethal weapons improve policing?
The Editor, Sir: Commissioner of Police Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin is correct when he says that it cannot be right for the police to shoot a man because he attacked them with a toothpick.The commissioner, therefore, seeks to save citizens' lives by providing...
Plan to capture drive-by fathers
The Editor, Sir: There is renewed call for more male teachers to help mould and mentor our boys. While that may well be a good idea, we need to look to the fathers of our male students. Every child, male or female, came about with the help of a man during conception.
Indecent language in textbooks?
The Editor, Sir: In recent times, that is over the past weeks, we have heard of instances of books being recalled at the prompting of parents. In one instance, they were upset over one book citing a homosexual relationship as one of the types of families...
Free health care
The Editor, Sir: Regarding free health care in Jamaica, I am happy to read about it. The people who are most opposed to it are the ones who have made millions off the backs of sick people who have no choice (pay up or die) and they now see some of their revenues drying up ...
Migrant facing reality in Canada
THE EDITOR, Sir: I MOVED to Canada last year with my family. The changing economic conditions forced my decision. As a skilled immigrant that paid thousands of dollars to get to Canada, I was shocked at the reality of the situation. In order to get a job in Canada...
Parents, do your job!
THE EDITOR, Sir: WE NEED parents to be more involved in the lives of their children; but there's only one little problem with that, we need parents. A lot of children I know don't have parents, at least functional ones. Believe it or not, a lot of these parents are clueless...
On spelling and grammar
THE EDITOR, Sir: I FIRST noticed the National Commercial Bank (NCB) advertisement at prime time on CVM, end of May '07. I went away for June and returned to find the expensive-looking advertisement with the same error in its first line. I read then and still read now...
Parents, do your job!
THE EDITOR, Sir: WE NEED parents to be more involved in the lives of their children; but there's only one little problem with that, we need parents. A lot of children I know don't have parents, at least functional ones. Believe it or not, a lot of these parents are clueless...
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