Defining the term ghetto
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE TERM 'ghetto' is being used without any sense of exactness. Some people define the ghetto as a rundown area with social and economic problems.

Good luck, netballers
THE EDITOR, Sir: JUST WANT to say good luck to the Jamaican netball team in the upcoming world championship, especially to goal shooter T. Wolfe (good luck and enjoy yourself).

Putting 'real teeth' in traffic law
THE EDITOR, Sir: HOW MANY more must die before the authorities take a stand against those who, without regards for other users of our roads, continue the 'road kill'? ...

Allow us to debate
THE EDITOR, Sir: COULD IT be that the US withholding 'military aid' is a prelude or demonstration of the real threat...

Who should pay for paternity leave?
THE EDITOR, Sir: AFTER READING your editorial in The Sunday Gleaner regarding maternity and paternity leave, it dawned on me how extremely oblivious we are in Jamaica to the reality of our situation in this increasingly impoverished country.

A 'truer' view
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WOULD like to respond to the letter from the 'concerned Jamaican teacher',(July 7, 2003). The concern was titled 'Not a bed of roses'.

Clarifying GCT rates
THE EDITOR, Sir: THIS IS an open letter to Cable and Wireless Jamaica and to the Ministry of Finance and Planning. Cable and Wireless recently published an advisory as to the GCT rates applicable to certain of its telecommunications services.

The harsh reality
THE EDITOR, Sir: I STAND in solidarity with the decision recently taken by CARICOM leaders for all member-states to jointly ratify the International Criminal Court (ICC) treaty.