LETTER OF THE DAY - Time for paramilitary tactics
The Editor, Sir: As we see the ascension of a new commissioner of police, I wish to make a few suggestions on how to deal effectively with the high murder rates we are facing.The ruthlessness of our criminals is mind-boggling and to curb this, they need to be demotivated strategically.
Wehby shows courage
The Editor, Sir: I would like to personally thank Don Wehby for insisting that Air Jamaica and the Sugar Company of Jamaica be divested if the Government is to cut the fiscal deficit and reduce the public debt.For too long, these entities have been a burden ...
Danger on the toll road
The Editor, Sir: On Friday night (November 30), I saw the corpse or fragments thereof of a man who was attempting to cross the Portmore leg of the toll road. It is clear that this pedestrian was wrong as it relates to the toll road legislation where it specifically states...
McKenzie's selective activism
The Editor, Sir: There is a certain irony in the selective treatment of issues in the city by the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie. From time to time, he appears on television newscasts showing that he will personally take down signs and stop construction...
Forex trading vs investment schemes
The Editor, Sir:I notice that several persons have failed to distinguish between forex trading, and investment schemes like Cash Plus in which money is loaned to an entity to finance its various entrepreneurial enterprises.Forex trading, also known as...
Poor postal service
The Editor, Sir: On Monday, November 26, I posted a brief letter with four $100 notes at the Highgate Post Office in St. Mary with the intended destination being Spanish Town. At approximately 9:05 p.m. on Thursday, November 29, the recipient of the letter called to say ...
'Gleaner bias shows'
The Editor, Sir: I wonder if you don't think that people are watching your bias and know what you are doing, or don't you even care? Why all of a sudden, we shouldn't politicise the crime fight? Why didn't you ever write an editorial like Monday's when the People's National Party ...
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