LETTER OF THE DAY - Highway 2000 economic noose around Jamaica's neck
The Editor, Sir: I write as someone familiar with the development of the Highway 2000 project as I was the coordinator of the Farquharson Institute of Public Affairs public forum on the project on September 1, 2001. The forum raised a number of critical questions...
Meaning of 'rain shower'
The Editor, Sir: This is an open letter to the Meteorological Office.For a long time I have been disturbed by the Meteorological Office's misleading use of the word 'shower'.The dictionary definition of the word is a spell of rain, a spray or a splatter...
'How cum we just noticed?'
The Editor, Sir: For at least the last 20 years environmentalists in Portland have been vociferous about the wanton removal of sand from Jamaica's beaches and rivers. Communities have cried out in vain as river embankments weaken, valley townships ...
'Unfinished business' in PNP
The Editor, Sir: Dr Peter Phillips has announced that he will challenge the sitting president of the People's National Party (PNP) for that post. Many have different opinions about whether this challenge is wise or timely.
Ties between prowess and aggression?
The Editor, Sir: Martin Henry's article (The Sunday Gleaner, July 20) on the relationship of athletic prowess and aggression is an interesting one as a philosophical argument. However, the search for a link is unsubstantiated by the evidence...
Controlling waste disposal
The Editor, Sir: Two months ago, I visited a marine lab in St Ann for a field study in marine environment. One of the observations, as we walked along the shore, was the disgusting and enormous amount of solid waste along the shoreline...
More about missing bulbs
The Editor, Sir: I am responding to your article of Monday July 21 entitled 'Call for Kern info snubbed'. A highly-placed Cuban diplomat, told me at an informal gathering, when the Cuban light bulb matter was first aired in Parliament, that significant amount of the bulbs...
Take control
The Editor, Sir: The authories need to take control of the crime situation as our image overseas in not an encouraging one for direct investments and tourism. I am pleading with the authorities to get the intelligence units ...
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