A full Youth Month
THE MONTH of November is celebrated as Youth Month and this year saw the nation celebrating a full calendar month. Several events were presented and well attended. Such as:- Five Youth Consultations, which saw the presentation of the...
Pollution from Windalco plant
COULD YOU please give me space in your column to state my disgust about the Windalco plant in Ewarton, St. Catherine. The operation of this alumina plant is giving off alumina dust pollution from...
Still hope for tourism
I'VE WRITTEN to The Gleaner several times and have had no response. The purpose of this letter is to tell the population of Jamaica that we have spent three vacations on your beautiful island and we do not regret going again for an...
Sympathy for Daniel Antonio Shirley
AS WE approach Christmas, the birthday of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Mothers' Union of Jamaica would like to extend our deepest sympathy and regret to the family of seven-month-old Daniel Antonio Shirley, who was shot dead in the arms...
LETTER OF THE DAY: The demise of Hampden
THE DEMISE of Hampden Wharf in Falmouth as a focus of the town was a sign of worse things to come for Hampden Estates in Trelawny. Reports of the closure of the factory signals not only the end of an era but the death of a community. I am shocked...
The equivalent of Far Eastern sweat shops
I READ in your paper of 12/13/02 the PM's dissociating himself from the news story about "Talks about a West Indian Federation". I am very surprised at this reaction from the PM, who as one of the most senior leaders (by years in...
Free trade is not fair trade
AS I sat preparing for an exam about economic trade, I reflected on the current trade negotiations under the auspices of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. It was with a heavy heart that I learnt and tabled its advantages for the Jamaican economy...
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