LETTER OF THE DAY - Family as source of peace and justice
The Editor, Sir: As criminal offences continue on an upward trend, especially murder, Jamaicans should pause and take a hard look at family life.In a healthy family life, we experience some of the fundamental elements of peace - justice and love between brothers and sisters...
Senator flunks history
The Editor, Sir: I refer to the article in Sunday's Gleaner (July 6) which reports that Senator Tom Tavares-Finson was calling for the names of four National Heroes, including Marcus Garvey, to be expunged from Jamaica's criminal records....
Queries about GSAT scoring
The EDITOR, Sir: On behalf of concerned parents and teachers alike, I wish to publicise a question which, I believe, the Ministry of Education has been avoiding for some time: When was the current GSAT scoring system established, and why has the public...
Light on a hill
The EDITOR, Sir: This is in response to Peter Espeut's column 'Avoiding the issue', published Wednesday, July 9. It is a rarity to hear such clarity! I read your column whenever I get the chance, sir. You are a light on a hill, an island of clarity...
School flogging
The EDITOR, Sir: I am writing in reply to a letter titled 'Flogging is corporal punishment', by Ed McCoy, Bokeelia, Florida, on July 9. After residing in America, where it is illegal to flog children in schools, I do not understand why Mr McCoy...
Jamaica can learn from Rwanda
The Editor, Sir: Nice of John Rapley to write about something positive on Africa. As he noted in his column, the progress is uneven, but nonetheless, some progress is better than none. He noted a number of countries that have been experiencing economic growth ...
More on Patois Bible debate
The Editor, Sir: I have received many responses to my Letter of the Day of July 7 'PM challenged on Patois Bible issue', including one by Charles Evans which was published as Letter of the Day July 9, entitled 'For whom does the Patois Bible toll?'
'Weh no kill, cure'
The Editor, Sir: For weeks unending, the issue of the Patois Bible has been articulated in what seems like a series of circular arguments. The Letter of the Day in The Gleaner dated Wednesday July 9, titled, 'For whom does the Patois Bible toll?' by Charles Evans...
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