LETTER OF THE DAY - 'Do something positive for a child today'
THE EDITOR, Sir: Lord, have mercy! Oh, the pain! The awesome pain that our children are living! What is happening in our beloved Jamaica with our children?It is now commonplace to see children are hurried into taxis and buses with expletives....
What of fixed election dates?
The Editor, Sir: Further to the dual citizenship issue and the chief justice's ruling in favour of Abe Dabdoub, there is talk of early elections to resolve this problem from the Government's point of view. Prime Minister Bruce Golding has hinted at this possibility....
Teachers on the front line
The Editor, Sir: It is in the interest of commanders-in-chief to guide and protect their troops. With increasing acts of violence in some high schools, one sometimes wonders if these commanders (teachers) can no longer effectively martial their troops....
Every child is different
Yesterday one of my kindergarten students was misbehaving very badly. He would not listen, would not follow instructions, disturbed the class and made noise. I took him outside under a tree, sat him on my lap and we had a very good talk. I simply asked him why he was misbehaving ...
Sharing love for gardening
The Editor, Sir:Dr Wendel Abel, I enjoyed your article on gardening. I am a Jamaican living in the United States, and someone who has loved gardening even as a young child. My family and I migrated in 1980 and after a few career changes...
Re charities and custom fees
The Editor, Sir: As a member of a charity formed in November '93, not receiving any external funding but raising money through hard work, that is, car boot sales, sponsored walks/swim, generosity of friends/family, we have worked hard to provide help to schools, hospitals ....
Why Bob deserves unique honour
The Editor, Sir: Bob Marley was instrumental in placing reggae music on the world stage so that even today the Grammy Awards can recognise singers from a genre that was once limited to the poor and impoverished from an enclave in downtown Kingston. People as far away as Japan ...
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