LETTER OF THE DAY - Creeping cultural imperialism
The Editor, Sir: Controversy was shoehorned into the last part of the BBC interview where Mr Golding was asked about Jamaica's attitude to homosexuality and here Mr Golding should have used the laws of Jamaica as they stand to explain his position....
A mother's relief
The Editor, Sir: On Friday morning I made a frantic call to one of the police officers who was assigned to me while I was a minister of Government. He has since been re-assigned and carries out duties in the downtown area and has another young policeman ...
Checkpoints to control crime
The Editor, Sir: Gated communities is the proven way to control crime, ask any one of the gated communities if its crime rate is a problem. Ask Sandals, Superclubs, Half Moon et cetera. Half Moon has about 100 acres gated. What do they all have in common?
Love is the answer
The Editor, Sir: In Jamaica today we have an escalating crime rate. There have been cries from certain sectors for the Government's plan. In addition, for each new minister of security there is high expectation that he will bring about a reduction in the crime level...
No to buying illegal guns
The Editor, Sir: The criminologist Bernard Headley's suggestion to buy back illegal guns from criminals, murderers and extortionists in Jamaica is suggesting a move from the ridiculous to the sublime.'The buck must stop here.' The time for talking is over.
PM's 'bigotry'
The Editor, Sir: It was with great shock and dismay that I listened to our prime minister, the Honourable Bruce Golding, dishonour himself and his nation by trumpeting his bigotry on an international stage, on the BBC's Hardtalk programme on Monday night.
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Waiting on Tufton
THE EDITOR, Sir: If the Minister of Agriculture Dr Christopher Tufton fails to sensitise Jamaicans to revive, and grow the agricultural sector, which will be one of Jamaica's vital areas to defend us from the full force of the world food shortage...
Fight crime with conscience
The Editor, Sir: Please allow me to address the minister of national security, the commissioner of police and the legislators of this country. Despite the fact that an abundance of changes and renewed policies have been made within the security ministry...
Really serious about change?
The Editor, Sir: We cannot expect change in our society without a change in our values. If we promote sex without restraint with the caveat 'use a condom' and glorify sex, then some of what we see happening in our buses, etc., is just the beginning ...
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