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Jamaica Gleaner Letters
published: Wednesday | May 26, 2004

Education must salvage the 'educated jobless'
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE ABILITY of a society to provide more and better education for its members can be regarded as one of the objectives of economic development.

Use your opportunities, students
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WOULD like to encourage students to make use of the opportunity of going to school and to not take anything for granted, because today they have a much better opportunity than I did as a child.


Parents need to buckle down
THE EDITOR, Sir: WE HAVE known for a very long time that there has been a crisis in the education sector. While I agree that there are numerous variables which affect one's learning process, Dr. Minott's study should never be disregarded or discounted.


Mocking secularism
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WRITE in response to a letter titled 'Mocking Christianity' written by Lisa Dawkins and published on May 20, 2004.


A Caribbean emerald
THE EDITOR, Sir: JAMAICA AND the mighty Federal Republic of India share an intriguing number of historical parallels and experiences...


More needed, Dr Phillips
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WISH to congratulate Dr Phillips for condemning politicians and law enforcement in Parliament who associate with drug dons.


J'cans must speak out
THE EDITOR, Sir: I USED to think that Jamaica was a democratic country with free speech. Yet, we are always kept quiet by the so-called movers and shakers of the day, when we try to speak out about their injustice.


Beating regression
THE EDITOR, Sir: EVEN WITHIN the average school system of my suburban community in America, where each homeowner has to pay five thousand dollars annually for school taxes...














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