'Rise and shine'
THE EDITOR, Sir: A lot of wonderful things are happening in this country, but the worst possible thing that is happening, is happening to our young people, and our young men in particular.

Black property owners before Emancipation
THE EDITOR, Sir: The black man who bought the first lot of land in the "free village" of Sligoville in 1838 was by no means the first black to own land in Jamaica, as implied by The Gleaner's bold headline of 24 April on page 11 of Youth Link.

Better comparison please
THE EDITOR, Sir: I read with interest the two-part series on looking at Police Complaints Authorities in Jamaica and England by your Senior Associate Editor Lloyd Williams.

A word of thanks
THE EDITOR, Sir: We the Board Members, Principal, Staff and Students of the Granville All-Age School would like to express our thanks and gratitude to our Member of Parliament...

We need the 'exposure' Mr Reynolds
THE EDITOR, Sir: I once again ask the question 'why are we so afraid of the truth'? C. Roy Reynolds speaks against the very thing that Jamaica needs ­ exposure.

Adverse effects of Suppression of Crime Act
THE EDITOR, Sir: Both sides of the political fence together kept the Suppression of Crime Act far too long in effect after its enactment in March of 1974.

Against the implementation of 'flexi-week'
THE EDITOR, Sir: The implementation of flexi-week in Jamaica would be a huge mistake. The negative effects of such a system far outweigh the perceived positive effects. Weekend time would definitely be affected by such a system.

Clifton Thompson

THE EDITOR, Sir: My name is Keisha Thompson, I was born in 1975 and my mother's name is Judy Honeyghan. I am at present living in Canada. I am told my father, Clifton Thompson, is from Westmore land but my mother met him in Kingston.