Standards for TV ads
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE BROADCASTING Commission read with interest a letter by Stuart Lacy, headlined 'Standards for television ads', which was published in The Gleaner of April 5, 2003.

Forum on land seizure
THE EDITOR, Sir: KINDLY ALLOW me space to request that an island forum be created to discuss this proposed seizure of land by the Central Government by a process which they want to call 'non-payment of taxes'.

Concerns about pay by performance
THE EDITOR, Sir: SOME IN the teaching profession have viewed the recent harangue of the Prime Minister about the need to link teachers' salary with performance with some scepticism. As a teacher, I have no problem with my salary being linked...

Ashamed at Stadium vandalism
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT'S A downright shame and it shows a lack of pride in ownership that fellow Jamaicans deemed it an appropriate pastime to vandalise the recently renovated National Stadium. I cannot express how disheartening this is.

More myths on globalisation
THE EDITOR, Sir: SOME TIME ago I wrote an article about the myth of globalisation. Several developments over the last few weeks have compelled me to revisit the subject.

Financing the Budget through Local Gov't
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE COUNTRY is going through its annual Budget presentations and the Government is once again faced with the stark reality of having to borrow money and raise taxes to finance the Budget.

Commercialising Rasta
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT IS with great dissatisfaction I watched the advertisement, promotion and the subsequent selling of Nestlé Jamaica's new product called 'Rasta Ice'.

Bad behaviour in Parliament
THE EDITOR, Sir: I MUST say the constant outbursts of laughter and negative comments that are constantly used to interrupt parliamentarians during their speeches are becoming quite unattractive.