LETTER OF THE DAY: Costly and relatively useless Local Government elections
WHILE BEING an unalterable advocate of strong local government, I am convinced that under our present system of governance the holding of Parish Council elections isn't all that important. In the past we have managed to run the capital city with...
The driver behind you
MY LETTER is an appeal to motorists to think of the driver behind you when you are going to make a turn, but more so, a right turn. Please put on your indicator early; do not wait until you are turning the wheel before you put on your indicator...
A conflict of interest
We sympathise with Patrick Williams (March 10 Letter of the Day). There are indeed close links between some brokers and insurers, and probably considerable pressures to manage certain situations and keep the matter 'in house'. But there...
Dichotomy in the Church
THE CASINO issue shows the dichotomy in the Church; proposed by the church (because some of those same politicians and members of the Private Sector are members of the church), and opposed from the church (clergy). May I suggest that instead...
All consuming corruption
BIOLOGICALLY, CORRUPTION eats away flesh leaving hard bones. In a nation it eats away morals leaving arrogance, selfishness and injustice. Corruption destroys people's rights. Corruption strives mostly in high places and is most...
A response to Delroy Chuck on Rhodes
DELROY CHUCK in 'Lessons from South Africa' (Gleaner, 5/2/'03) writes what amounts to an apologia for "the butcher of South Africa", Cecil John Rhodes and his legacy of genocide by stating the following: "Still, in spite of Rhodes' plundering...
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