LETTER OF THE DAY - Crime not treated as national crisis
The Editor, Sir: I support the editorial in Sunday's Gleaner and the article written by Lambert Brown on the crime situation. Please publish my own letter to Mr Brown and my own views below. Dear Lambert:I read your article and thought that it was right on target.
Meaning of dual citizenship
The Editor, Sir: First of all, I would like some-one to tell me exactly what dual citizenship means? From my point of view, it means being a citizen of two countries. This means that one can be a citizen of the US and Jamaica at the same time...
It's a non-issue
The Editor, Sir: America is still our biggest trading partner; the biggest source of our tourists, foreign exchange, medicines, food and granted they can behave like bullies, there is no sane reason to stoop to predujice against who have lived in the US of A...
Renewing the national pledge
The Editor, Sir: With the recent increase in crime and violence in our country, I think all of us as Jamaicans should be concerned about it. I want you all to ask yourself these questions: should I allow the misguided few to tarnish the name of our country?...
Why performance pay is resisted
The Editor, Sir: Though an apparently logical notion, The Gleaner in a recent commentary suggested there are effective models of performance-based pay systems in other countries, but they do not demonstrate the effectiveness of those systems and perhaps...
Animals ill-treated
THE EDITOR, Sir: IT IS with much concern and disgust that I write to you to highlight the cruelty being carried out on our defenceless animals, by the youths of the inner city, today. Animals, especially dogs, are being ill-treated daily by the children...
Nationalist resolve
The Editor, Sir: I am unflinching in my resolve that sensitive national posts should only be held by single-citizenship individuals. Whether that includes MPs, I grant, is debatable. However, it must certainly include the Prime Minister...
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