LETTER OF THE DAY - What is the purposeof a judicial review?
The Editor, Sir:The Gleaner of Thursday, December 13, 2007, reported inter alia: "The Opposition Leader is also seeking leave to go to the Judicial Review Court for orders to quash the Prime Minister's recommendation to prevent him from making the recommendation....
Who can firethe PSC?
The Editor, Sir: I will leave the propriety of the motives of Prime Minister Golding in his attempt to fire the members of the Public Service Commission to the courts to sort out.But I am concerned about this: if not the Prime Minster, who then can...
Expand use of polygraph exams
The Editor, Sir: It has been reported recently that the Police Service Commission subjected all short-listed candidates in its recent selection of the new commissioner of police to polygraph examinations. Although this is the first time that polygraphing applicant...
Replacing the Yallahs bridge
The Editor, Sir: WITH SO many 'experts' opining on what should be done about the Yallahs bridge, it appears the most logical answer came from one of the 'locals' who spoke of the deforestation upstream.Forget about routing the water to Kingston.
Fulsome again
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT HAS become fashionable these days to misuse (and abuse) the word 'fulsome', to give it a meaning that suggests 'comprehensive' or something more full than 'full'. In the December 11 edition of Gleaner, the public defender....
Let's study whyfathers flee
THE EDITOR, Sir:I HAVE read so many articles in The Gleaner that would suggest that a major contribution to boys delinquency has been the absence of fathers in their lives. There may be many truths to that suggestion; however, what is the root cause?
Moral compass?
The Editor, Sir:Who appointed Shirley Richards to be the moral compass for the rest of Jamaica? I fail to see why she cannot be content with allowing Jamaicans to make up their own minds regarding issues of abortion...
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