Police Corporal at Duhaney Park
THE EDITOR, Sir: Please allow me space in your newspaper to bring to the fore the virtues of a Police Corporal who is stationed at the Duhaney Park Constabulary Station.

Poor attention at UWI Hospital
THE EDITOR, Sir: On the 15th of November, 2002 I took my mother, Mrs. Violet Winnifred Allan, to the Cardiac Clinic (Ref. #395385). of the University Hospital. We registered, paying a fee of $600.

Failures of the EOJ
THE EDITOR, Sir: I have noticed the increasing pronouncements emanating from the Director of Elections, many of which seem to go beyond his role as the mere Director.

Stop sheltering the gunmen
THE EDITOR, Sir: The recent call by the Broadcasting Commission on the British Broadcasting Corporation to apologise for what the Broadcasting Commission classified as offensive material is selective, to say the least.

he meaning in the number
THE EDITOR, Sir: After 47 years vacationing in Jamaica, reading the Gleaner has become a must! And so, the Friday, December 6 issue carried the grim statistics that 960 people were murdered in Jamaica, in 11 1/2 months.

Males bashed, expectations too high
THE EDITOR, Sir: I read recently after the University of the West Indies' last graduation, Sir Shridath Ramphal's comment on the poor performance of the graduating males, not copping enough honours degrees.

Small increase for pensioners
THE EDITOR, Sir: The recent reports in the media concerning increases to Government Pensioners for the year 2002-2003 have unfortunately created levels of uncertainty, confusion and high expectations among pensioners and the general public.