LETTER OF THE DAY - Poor parenting at fault in school problems
The Editor, Sir: With all this talk about school children and discipline I embrace the notion that much of the unwanted behaviour stems from poor parenting in the home. I am in no way avoiding or oblivious to the fact that teachers also have an instrumental role to play...
Focus on police training
The Editor, Sir: Over the past week, the Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin made two pronouncements which, although on the surface appear accurate and necessary, the method used to disseminate the information and the tone could seriously...
Abortion should be legal
The Editor, Sir:Abortion should be legal, but discouraged as a form of birth control. Women have a right to do whatever they want with their bodies. It may be argued that the foetus has a right too, but do they have a right to life when it interferes with the woman's right?
No GSAT space crunch
The Editor, Sir: I refer to an article titled 'GSAT Space Crunch: Education Ministry Not Sure What's Available' published in The Gleaner of Monday, March 17, and which did not accurately convey my discussion with your reporter ...
Clarity sought re school complaint
The Editor, Sir: This letter seeks to point out how resistant 'stakeholders' in education can be to even the simplest of changes. With regard to Mrs. Anderson-Brown's letter (Saturday, March 15) and all who empathised with it: First, I almost thought, having not read...
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