Sincere condolences
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE ASSOCIATION of Jamaican Residents (BVI) would like to express condolences to the family of the late (and great) Laurie Williams...

Author says thanks
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN MY quest to tell some of Jamaica's wonderful stories to the world, I must say a big thank you to my fellow countrymen for giving me support and so many words of encouragement.

Collective effort needed to stop killings
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE RECENT ignominious discovery of the death pits brings home to me what I have been fearing all along...our nation is slowly bleeding to death. We should have expected the entire nation to lament when these things happen. Where is...

No work for bilingual agronomist
THE EDITOR, Sir: MY NAME is Carlton Allen and in 1995 I won a scholarship by IICA to learn Spanish and pursue a B.Sc in Agriculture in the Dominican Republic. This was featured in your newspaper in June of 1995 accompanied with photos of Andre Forbes...

The state of unprofessionalism
THE EDITOR, Sir: IF JAMAICA is to grow, it is vital that our professionals, both public and private, act more professionally.

Motor racing on public Road continues!
THE EDITOR, Sir: DESPITE THE public attention, and the media coverage, one would have imagined that the racing along Old Hope Road would be a thing of the past. But not so. These guys continue to show disregard for the law, and total contempt for the...

Make voting mandatory
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN LISTENING to Deon Jackson-Miller interviewing a 20-year-old young lady named Marjorie the programme "Beyond the Headlines by R.J.R. on September 3...

The deterioration of St Mary
THE EDITOR, Sir: I FEEL confident that you share our grief in this parish St. Mary. Apart from figures coming out of STATIN (2001) that says St. Mary is the poorest parish in Jamaica. We are increasingly becoming the murder capital of Jamaica.