LETTER OF THE DAY - 13-year-old as sex object
The Editor, Sir: I must express my discomfort with seeing a young child being elevated to a position where she is being represented by an overwhelming view of sexual imagery under the guise of the Pulse fashion model competition....
Abortion claims challenged
The Editor, Sir: The lead story in The Gleaner today (September 15, 2008), titled 'Abortion fiction', caught my attention. I started reading, thinking I was going to get some facts. Instead what I got was a bit upsetting for several reasons.
Doing what comes naturally
The Editor, Sir: I am most livid about Carl Lewis' comments about Jamaica's so-called below par drug-testing facilities. This, in light of the fact that Dr Herb Elliot has said, openly , that he has been testing Bolt...
One-dimensional abortion analysis
The Editor, Sir: Your 'Letter of the Day' of September 9, over the signature of Peggy A Scott, CEO , Jamaica Family Planning Association, clearly demonstrates the unidimensional approach to analysis of the issue of legalisation of abortion that technical...
Poor show by Lewis on Bolt
The Editor, Sir: In the Sports Illustrated magazine (September 11, 2008), the United States sprinter Carl Lewis gave an interview in which he implied that Usain Bolt may have been under the influence of drugs when he broke the world record at the Olympics.
Open KSAC's books to public
The Editor, Sir: We live in an age where technology in now an integral part of our lives. I see that the mayor of Kingston is going around collecting fees for various kinds of commercial activities and I think this is good...
Traffic school is a great idea
The Editor, Sir: Traffic Schools as suggested by Garth Rattray in his Gleaner column yesterday is a great idea. It is high time that we institute some remedies in this regard. The bad driving he mentions is creating havoc on the roads...
More stringent traffic management needed
The Editor, Sir: Dear Dr. Rattray: I write to commend you on today's column, 'Easy traffic revenue'. However, I cannot agree that these criminals should be fined and/or sent to driving school, most cannot read or write...
The first 9/11
The Editor, Sir: The following letter was sent to my friends who sent me memory e-cards and notes via the Internet on September 11, last Thursday. Please grant me space to repeat this letter to the wider Jamaica...
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