On the death penalty
THE EDITOR, Madam: HAVING READ the article on the front page of today's Gleaner (Sunday the 4th of June 2000) entitled "Catholics step up anti-hanging bid" I wondered if anyone else had seen just how ridiculous it really was.

A similar history
THE EDITOR, Madam: I SEE that Ms. Dawn Ritch has been given column space in your paper once again to vent her biases. In her latest anti-US diatribe she twists history to argue her "points" mostly by ignoring what doesn't suit her.

A testament of success
THE EDITOR, Madam: SO! ACCORDING to Columnist Dawn Ritch, the US is "self-absorbed and pompous", void of history, and jealous of countries with "richer" history, such as (of course) Jamaica. One would suppose this bit of knowledge should not be lost on..

A shining example
THE EDITOR, Madam: EVERY MORNING at around 7:30 a.m. you can see him standing in the middle of the road, he greets you with a smile and the most pleasant good morning. I'm talking about the young man who sells the Gleaner at the intersection of...

Benefits from Carib court
THE EDITOR, Madam: CONCERNING THE Caribbean Court of Justice, as a student of the University of the West Indies I know that there are many benefits for Jamaicans, including myself, if we were to have a functioning Caricom Single Market and Economy. In...

An affront to natives
THE EDITOR, Madam: FOR DAWN Ritch to claim that North America has no history is an affront to native peoples from the Eskimos to the Aztecs. To also claim that the Americans did not build anything, ignores the fact that they have built the most...