Murderers deserve capital punishment
THE EDITOR, Sir: MY CONCERN today is that of capital punishment. A few days ago, while conversing with a friend, I began to wonder to what extent the reintroduction of 'active' capital punishment might act as a deterrent to the many criminals out...

Ideas for fighting crime
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHAT PETER Phillips is doing is trying to take charge and bring under control a bad situation. He is a ranking member of the government and the PNP party, and as such he is perhaps next in line for leadership of that party and...

Policing the police
THE EDITOR, Sir: IF NATIONAL Security Minister Peter Phillips is serious about making every Jamaican equal under the law, then it is necessary for him to confer with the Police top boss, Francis Forbes, as indications are that "him nuh get it".

In praise of Espeut, Spong
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WAS very pleased and uplifted to read Deacon Peter Espeut's article entitled 'Bishop Spong and fundamentalism' in The Gleaner of 16th inst.

Remittances and migration
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HOPE the Minister of Education read the article "US recession spells 10 per cent fall-off in Jamaican remittances" appearing in a recent issue of The Gleaner. It confirms my point raised a few weeks ago, when I discussed the...

Unity and emigration
THE EDITOR, Sir: ON THURSDAY, January 17, 2002, Mr. Beresford Hay, in a letter to the editor, expressed his rather skewed view on solving the migration problem in Jamaica, by suggesting the implementation of a migration policy. Mr. Hay the policy is...

St Mary needs more JPs
THE EDITOR, Sir: ON WEDNESDAY, January 16, 2002 the parish of St. Mary installed 17 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) in a very fitting ceremony.