LETTER OF THE DAY - Another aspect of school comparisons
The Editor, Sir: Esther Tyson's article in The Sunday Gleaner of May 18, titled 'Unfair School Comparisons', has made clear a major point that many teachers have been making for years. The Timar Johnson story shows that the good student with parental support will do well...
'Declaration' not 'determination'
The Editor, Sir: Both the prime minister and the speaker of the House of Representatives have conveniently confused calls for declaration of citizenship status by members of either House with the determination of questions as to membership of either...
Rights and citizenship
The Editor, Sir: I have heard repeated statements that persons who take official positions in a foreign country automatically lose their US citizenship. This is not my understanding. In 1967, the American Supreme Court overturned this concept in the case...
Access to beaches
The Editor, Sir: I am a Jamaican and I love the beach, with refreshing blue waters. I had the recent luxury of spending several months in Barbados where I relished the easy and frequent access to the beach - any beach on the island - whether a hotel was stuck behind it...
Military boost for JCF
The Editor, Sir: Kindly allow me to send this open letter to the prime minister, congratulating him for appointing Colonel Trevor MacMillan to the post of minister of national security. It is with this change in mind that I suggest ways to improve...
Sensitivity of dual citizenship
The Editor, Sir: On reading the interview with Danville Walker in The Sunday Gleaner, I was appalled to learn that sensitive positions like commissioner of police, chief of staff of the Jamaica Defence Force and also, incredibly, the governor general...
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