The gov't is bankrupt
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM not convinced that the Government is not interested in a borrowing arrangement with the IMF. It is patently clear that the Government is bankrupt and is not able to carry out its obligations to various sectors of the economy.

Virus report clarified
THE EDITOR, Sir: ON THURSDAY December 4, 2003, The Gleaner carried a misleading headline, which stated, "No evidence of flu-like virus". This headline misrepresented the facts sent from the Ministry of Health to your reporter...

Recovery of overpayment
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS ONE who served the teaching profession for more than a decade prior to migrating to New York City in 1992, I have followed the issue of the overpayment of teachers by the Ministry of Education in the press with interest.

Freedom and homosexuality
THE EDITOR, Sir: HOMOSEXUALS WILL not enjoy freedom until they are free on the inside.

What is Parliament coming to?
THE EDITOR, Sir: I MUST express to you the shock and horror I felt after reading the article 'Pandemonium in the House', printed on December 10, 2003. The very idea that a Member of Parliament would grab the Mace and attempt to use it to block...

Thank you, Rev Stewart
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WANT to thank Rev. Donald Stewart and Pastor Adegold for challenging Magician Kole's use of magic to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. I would like to encourage Rev. Stewart with this story.

Ganja debates a waste of time
THE EDITOR, Sir: GANJA DEBATES, parliamentary or otherwise, are a waste of time in this country. Whether or not the law is amended to make ganja legal for personal use in small quantities in one's personal domain, it will not make much...

I commend you, Mr Boyne
THE EDITOR, Sir: PERMIT ME to respond as Chief Judge of the Press Association of Jamaica's (PAJ) Annual National Awards to your columnist Ian Boyne (December 07, pp.1,8).