In praise of Minister Simpson Miller
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE over the years watched Minister Portia Simpson Miller 'duty wise' only through the medium of the press.

The JTB and its budget
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WOULD like to suggest that once the annual budget for the Jamaica Tourist Board is approved by the Ministry of Finance, the foreign exchange component of the board's overseas advertising budget should be placed into a...

Cleaning up comes first
THE EDITOR, Sir: BUTCH STEWART was rather trenchant in his criticisms of the Jamaica Tourist Board for, inter-alia, spending recklessly and not running a tight enough ship, as far as its management was concerned.

Clanging noise irk residents
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE RESIDENTS of a certain section of Passage Fort near to the eastern end of Portmore Drive are becoming increasingly annoyed at the noise being made by the defective grills spanning the drains; they are twisted and loose. The grill...

Tourism and bureaucracy
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM suggesting that after the next election the Prime Minister abolish the Ministry of Tourism and the Jamaica Tourist Board and create an Executive Agency to perform this function.

Sharia law and civilised behaviour
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WAS pleased to read that Nigerian Safiya Hussaini Tungar-Tudu, won her appeal against a death sentence by stoning for alleged adultery (Gleaner March 26, 2002, page A7). The protests by several human rights organisations concerning...

A school says thanks
THE EDITOR, Sir: KINDLY ALLOW us to use this medium to express our sincere thanks to all our valued stakeholders who have been involved with the Somerton All-Age & Infant School over the years.

Big things a gwaan!
THE EDITOR, Sir: KINDLY ALLOW me space in your column to extend a word of commendation to Government of Jamaica, Minister of Information, Hon. Colin Campbell and the agency of Jamaica Information Service.