http://jamaica-gleaner.com/ The oldest and leading newspaper in Jamaica editor@gleanerjm.com (Garfield Grandison) roland.booth@gleanerjm.com (Roland Booth) en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT 60 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT Newspapers It is clear from the letter (Gleaner, 'I'm a patriot, but family comes first', May 15, 2013) from former president of the Senate, the Rev Stanley Redwood, that he does not understand (or maybe he thinks we do not understand!) what is required from leaders or even the types of actions that can imply dishonesty. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters1.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters1.html Imagine a bright morning, the sun is shining, children of all sizes and background are nicely dressed in ties, shirts and uniforms of their respective schools. They are all looking smart, intellectual and promising members of society. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters2.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters2.html I am hard of hearing. Growing up, I aspired to become a teacher of cosmetology; I still do. There are a number of institutions in Jamaica that help individuals like me to achieve excellence. I owe a debt of gratitude to the Danny Williams School for the Deaf, Lister Mair-Gilby High School for the Deaf, and the HEART Trust/NTA. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters3.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters3.html THE EDITOR, Sir:It was reported in THE STAR ('Police seize hearse, body', May 14, 2013) that the Spanish Town police seized an Escalade sport utility vehicle carrying a body to a funeral after documentation proved it should not be operating on the... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters4.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters4.html THE EDITOR, Sir: "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." (Lord Acton, British historian). http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters1.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters1.html THE EDITOR, Sir:May 17 was observed as the Inter-national Day Against Homophobia. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters3.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters3.html THE EDITOR, Sir:While I believe that we are all entitled to an opinion, I fear that anti-CARICOM opinions, such as those espoused by columnist Ronald Mason (Sunday Gleaner, 'Kick CARICOM to the kerb', May 5, 2013), are inimical to the development of the... http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters4.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters4.html THE EDITOR, Sir:Over many years, Mutabaruka has spoken out against anti-black racism in Jamaica and the rest of the world. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters5.html http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130519/letters/letters5.html