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Letters

Kudos to national U21 netball team
THE EDITOR, Madam: THE FOLLOWING letter was sent to the Jamaica Netball Association from the Executive Director of the International Federation of Netball Associations in the United Kingdom:

Adrift in the Diaspora
THE EDITOR, Madam: I OFTEN wonder, where is our home? Having felt that the places of my residence were never truly my home, I am left to ponder this question even more, now that I have heard of the increasing violence against "returnees" in the island...

No referendum
THE EDITOR, Madam: I offer the following as some of the reasons why there should be no referendum to establish the Caribbean Court of Justice and the entrenchment of the court in our constitution:

'Stop spreading bad news'
THE EDITOR, Madam: JAMAICA'S SOCIETY has been bombarded with negative publicity and bad news for far too long. The relationship between bad news and the media is like that of magnet and steel. The bad news spreads like wild fire before the truth is ever.

Hurricane dream
THE EDITOR, Madam: MAYBE BECAUSE the hurricane season is almost upon us, the other night I dreamed that a hurricane pummelled this island. Perhaps it should have been called Hurricane PJ, since I realised when I woke up that we have been in the throes...

Putting people first
THE EDITOR, Madam: THE THOUGHTS of embassies within our country these days give the impression to most Jamaicans that their sole function has to do with the issuing of visas. It must be understood that an embassy here serves in overseeing the well-being.

Carnal abuse crisis
THE EDITOR, Madam: ON THE morning of Emancipation Day, I awoke from a bad dream, another two girls were raped by their father. It didn't take me long to realise it was not a dream. I was listening to Mr. McKnight's programme on RJR and his producer was..


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