English - a good legacy of colonialism
THE EDITOR, Sir: I BELIEVE that the greatest gift left us by our former colonial masters has been the English Language. But, alas, some of our graduates from the 'University of Papine', who wrote their exams in English, would like students coming...

America and humanitarian airdrops
THE EDITOR, Sir: SEE WHY it's so easy to despise helpful America? Instead of giving that food, medicine and those blankets to the Red Cross or any of the several other NGOs quietly helping the poor people of Afghanistan, the Americans drop it from the...

A boost for Portmore's tourism
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE LONG awaited Portmore Community Tourism Organisa-tion was officially launched at the Twin City Restaurant in Portmore on Friday, October 5, 2001.

The value of Patois and other languages
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS A young girl at high school my English teacher (who was a Trinidadian) use to say, "Dahlia you will never accomplish getting a GCE 'O' Level certificate in English". Her reasoning for this, was that my patois was overbearingly...

Mistakes of the 'Orient Express'
THE EDITOR, Sir: YES THE dream is over, the Reggae Boyz are not going to World Cup 2002. The 'Orient Express' has derailed and it's not possible to get it back on track.

Improving Downtown Parade
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAD reason to visit Downtown Parade in Kingston, a place I avoid because of the congestion, in search of a man who sells rambutan at the corner of West Queen Street. I found a space for my car in front of the park but had to...

Women as magnets
THE EDITOR, Sir: PLEASE, MAY I beg space to air my views on the physical value of man and woman?

'DK Duncan, opportunist'

THE EDITOR, Sir: Nice try DK. You convinced us in the 1970s that the path was right, and dragged the party as far as you could to the left. You enjoyed the power you had. Never heard you complain then.