Reparation, reconciliation go hand-in-hand
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE noticed that as fast as the matter of reparation is raised by mostly descendants of former slaves in the British colonies, it is shot down by those in Government in developed nations, especially those who own, modern day...

Quite a shame!
THE EDITOR, Sir: I RECENTLY visited the High Commission in London and I am ashamed at how Jamaica is being portrayed, if the treatment of visitors to the Passport section is anything to go by. Large numbers of people being kept waiting for hours in a...

Is world peace possible?
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE HISTORY Channel docudrama recounting the life of Jesus of Nazareth aired couple weeks aback confirmed an important bit of information gleaned from a religious magazine of November 2003. Under the caption 'Peace on Earth?'

Truly a national problem
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS THE ganja debate rages on, I am forced to wonder what all this fuss about decriminalising is all about. We have greater concerns about ganja usage as a society.

Bullish mentality
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM one of those persons who believe that law and order to the market district of downtown Kingston was long overdue. However, I must call a 'spade' a 'spade' because of the disrespectful treatment handed out on Wednesday to a...

In defence of Dr. Robertson
THE EDITOR, Sir: I UNDERSTAND that Dr. Robertson broke protocol when he recently left the House of Parliament abruptly. However, even as a politician he is still a human being. With that said, there may have been a thousand and one reasons he opted...

Chuck wrong on overpayment
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE thought about responding directly to Mr. Delroy Chuck's commentary earlier in the week about the Government's ability to reclaim the overpayment to the teachers until this morning when I read the Letters to the...

A new tax culture
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT HAS been an open secret that the Government is facing a serious financial crunch. However, this has come within a particular context. In an attempt to reduce the deficit in the Budget, the Government...

Magic and Christianity: Beware!
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE been reading the articles about Andre Kole's 'deeds' using magic, and was most perturbed and appalled by his so-called 'Christian Ministry.' First of all he termed Jesus' divine miracles as magic which I believe, is a gigantic...

Gramoxone toxic danger
THE EDITOR, Sir: PLEASE PUBLISH this letter as a warning to those who use the herbicide Gramoxone aka Paraquat. My mother has recently lost four trusted dogs to the toxic Gramoxone. Although they were animals who died a horrible and painful death I...

Gas tax adjustments
THE EDITOR, Sir: IN AN article recently, Mr. Dennis Morrison indicated that the government would be foolish not to consider an adjustment in the gas tax. He went further to state that Jamaica's fuel cost was among the lowest in the world, even lower...