LETTER OF THE DAY: Bad behaviour in Parliament
The Editor, Sir: Thank you for reporting on the poor behaviour in Parliament. Your article has underscored the point I made in a letter published in November last year about the poor behaviour in the Senate. I sit in the gallery of the House from time to time and it is distressing...
Mugabe: From hero to villain
The Editor, Sir: What a disappointment Robert Mugabe has been to Rhodesia/ Zimbabwe. Mugabe was a wonderful example of putting his life, on the line to free Rhodesia from Ian Smith, and he accomplished this goal with a lot of help from other African countries...
Court action on noise nuisance
The Editor, Sir: In today's Star (Wednesday) I was very heartened to see a report of an individual brought before the court and convicted for breaching the Noise Abatement Act. It is the first time I can remember hearing of someone being brought to book for this offence....
Amnesty's flawed report
The Editor, Sir: It would, of course, be no surprise that the thrust of your editorial of April 3 has struck a responsive chord with me. During the last administration, I dared a task force, established by the Jamaica Labour Party and headed by Colonel Trevor MacMillan ...
Incentives for small farms
The Editor, Sir: The issue of agriculture should be of great concern to all Jamaicans. With the rising cost, particularly imported foodstuff, we should be concentrating more on our local produce. Ricardo Ramsay made some valuable suggestions...
Lessen tax load
The Editor, Sir: A letter to the Editor published April 2 recommended that Jamaica simplify the tax system by instituting a 20 to 25 per cent General Consumption Tax (GCT) on goods and services as the only tax. This recommendation is typical of the influential in our society...
Facing budget challenges
The Editor, Sir: We cannot fault the current JLP Government for the economic predicament we are facing, because they came in on a sticky wicket, and the wicket got even stickier by external factors. What civil society and the Opposition must now do is to hold them to their commitments....
Tackling debt
The Editor, Sir: The huge debt that Jamaica has run up must be brought under control if Jamaicans are to see any change in the living standard of the middle class and the poor. We cannot move forward until this is done. The Government must explain in plain English ...
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