Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Tuesday | October 6, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - We must protect our children
The Editor, Sir: On Sunday, October 4, I attended the exciting Red Stripe 20/20 Finals at Sabina Park. I truly enjoyed the event especially so, seeing that I was there with my nine-year-old son and we won a prize... Read More...
Economic forces drive tertiary boom
The Editor, Sir:In the debate about the proliferation of universities in Jamaica, one view that has not been aired so far is that powerful economic forces are responsible for this development. Read More...
A challenge for Boyne
The Editor, Sir:I wholeheartedly agree with the theme of the Reverend Devon Dick's column in your edition of Thursday, September 24. There really is nothing "hard" in Ian Boyne's 'Religious ... Read More...
Travel tax is not unwarranted
The Editor, Sir: I carefully read the newspapers' reports of Friday, October 2, regarding the blunder in implementing the announced new rate for the travel tax and my overview is as follows:The present Government inherited a "nightmare" and has no choice... Read More...
A sea of confusion and paralysis
The Editor, Sir: I refer to the article titled 'Slippery Slope - 50 per cent of grade-11 students leave school uncertified' published in The Sunday Gleaner dated October 4. It seems to me that we are quite good in this country ... Read More...
Alarming perspectives from beauty queen babymother
The Editor, Sir: Thank you for the article on Wendy Fitzwilliam and the searching questions asked by the interviewer (Flair, October 5). Instead of pure fluff, the article was a genuine learning ... Read More...
What about the guardian?
The Editor, Sir:Reference is made to a letter from Millicent Davis on page C5 of the October 5 issue of The Gleaner. In this letter, she is congratulating her daughter for the excellent achievement in her CSEC ... Read More...
Legal rights of minority groups
The Editor, Sir:I write in reference to published reports elsewhere of a recent Don Anderson poll which suggests majority of Jamaicans disagree with the right of a woman to determine what happens to her body, as it relates to having an abortion.... Read More...
Black-empowerment movements are irrelevant
The Editor, Sir:The relevance of black movements like the US-based National Association for the Advanced of Coloured People (NAACP) and Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) were brought into focus recently with the celebration of several... Read More...
