Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Tuesday | January 13, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - Public confidence and police shoot-outs
The Editor, Sir: The police are given powers under our laws, primarily provided for in Section 13 of the Constabulary Force Act, to "apprehend any person found committing any offence or whom they may reasonably suspect of having committed any offence"....
Probe security industry
The Editor, Sir: The security industry is big business in Jamaica, especially in these times, yet in many of the related companies, management seems to be stuffing its pockets while paying little or no fringe benefits to employees.
Painful legacy of bauxite mining
The Editor, Sir:I felt such an overwhelming sense of relief to see the article by Daraine Luton in The Sunday Gleaner about the effects of bauxite mining on surrounding communities.In the hills of St Ann where the land was lush and the farmers made...
Compulsory building codes needed
The Editor, Sir: This is the time of the year for resolutions and the Government is not exempted. The Farquharson Institute of Public Affairs believes that a decision for a compulsory building code for Jamaica is overdue...
The souls of black folk
The Editor, Sir: Last year was a good one for black people, my son opined.It was the year when Barack Obama won the United States presidential election and, to my son's credit, he had been following Obama's campaign long before...
House-purchase policy curious
The Editor, Sir: I am a Jamaican-American currently residing in New Jersey, United States. It is my intention to return home soon, so I have been searching the Internet for local builders to build a home...
Shift outlook on jobs
The Editor, Sir: I believe it is detrimental to the Jamaican economy to pursue the option of overseas employment of Jamaicans as a means of earning money by proxy through remittances. There must be a paradigm shift ...
National ID: bad idea
The Editor, Sir: While the idea of a national identity card (NIC) may sound laudable as a crime fighting tool, there are downsides to its institution.I would argue that one of the rights of upright citizenship in a democracy...
