Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Tuesday | February 10, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - Repeal Minimum Wage Act
The Editor, Sir: Believe it or not, there is more than a spurious link between the existence of a Minimum Wage Act and the recent calls from some quarters to validate, constitutionally, the 'right to strike'. Neither is of benefit to the Jamaican worker in the context... Read More...
Double standards
The Editor, Sir: The elements of puppetry in our society have been with us for a long time. Imagine, a body like the Broadcasting Commission with so many educated persons in its midst and yet they cannot realise what is good for the goose... Read More...
A lofty form of cowardice
The Editor, Sir: Holbrook Jackson, a British journalist and writer, once said, "Fear of corrupting the mind of the younger generation is the loftiest form of cowardice." Those who ban Rampin' Shop on radio and television are likely to leave a gap that... Read More...
Convoluted blame game
The Editor, Sir: Currently, there are three major stakeholders in the music industry: the producers (writers, entertainers, record labels); distributors (music stores, radio, TV, parties) and the listeners (you, me, your children, parents).... Read More...
Cadet units add to discipline
The Editor, Sir: In response to 'Daring act by Camperdown cadets' - I would say the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) is a disciplined organisation that takes on both military and civilian duties. In its many years of service... Read More...
One world, different drumbeats
The Editor, Sir: One of the numerous values that I've come to cherish is a simple understanding that in academics, there is a multiplicity of viewpoints from which we can make sense of the world around us, and as such, this world does not dance... Read More...
JMA chides Rapley's critique
The Editor, Sir: John Rapley, in his article titled 'Buy local, kill jobs', which appeared in the February 5, 2009 issue of The Gleaner, made reference to the buy local provision in the Government's stimulus package announced in December last year. Read More...
Use sugar lands for other crops
The Editor, Sir: The current global financial crisis and our Jamaican dollar slipping constantly against the US dollar put us in a very precarious situation and the fallout of the sale of the nation's sugar factories to the Brazilian firm, Infinity... Read More...
Losing the language logic
The Editor, Sir: Some students of linguistics tell us that examples that follow the rules of the English language are fewer than the exceptions to those rules. French and Spanish tend to follow their rules much more strictly. It is even suggested that the old English pundits... Read More...
Dangerous bush fires
The Editor, Sir: Over the last few days, many Kingstonians watched the flames causing devastation in the foothills of the Blue Mountains by bush fires in the Jacks Hill and Peter's Rock areas. Read More...
