Resume hanging now!
THE EDITOR, Sir: DOES THIS country/government need any more reason for the resumption of hanging? Today's Gleaner 06/09/2004 ­ 'Double murder rocks MoBay'.

Passport woes
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WISH to express my utter disgust at the shoddy service meted out to me and the general the public at the Passport Office in Kingston.

A strong air of malicious glee
THE EDITOR ,Sir: I REALLY have to say, Senator Noel Monteith's statements about the teachers who will be compelled to return to Jamaica have a strong air of malicious glee.

Setting the record right
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WAS surprised and extremely flattered when a friend told me this week that I had been mentioned in the 'This day in our Past' (May 20) section of the May 20-26 issue of The Weekly Gleaner.

Praedial larceny
THE EDITOR, Sir: I MUST sympathise and support the Minister of Agriculture trying to deal with this monster of praedial larceny, managed by a significant population of able-bodied 'two foot puss' who reap what they do not sow.

NIS pensions
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM among those who have noted with appreciation recent efforts to improve the lot of NIS pensioners and other beneficiaries.

Illegal garages
THE EDITOR, Sir: I WOULD like to publicly congratulate Mr. Desmond McKen-zie on the wonderful job he has been doing since his appointment as Mayor of Kingston.

A warm hello to Sidney and Sheila
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE recently had the good fortune to make the acquaintance of a truly delightful couple. They are both what we would call people with lots of memories.

A plea to advertise
THE EDITOR, Sir: I READ 'Power gathering of Jamaicans in the diaspora' and was very pleased to see it. But, where was the event advertised? This is just the kind of event I would like to attend.