LETTER OF THE DAY - Chicken-price rollback welcome, petrol less so
The Editor, Sir: Mr Levy and Jamaica Broilers must be congratulated on their decision to roll back the prices on chicken meat. It appears that the rolling back is proportional to the kind of decrease that the lowering of corn prices have had on the industry.
Glad to be alive!
The Editor, Sir: I (a regular high school student) was reading the headline story of the paper published August 10. It was about a girl who was to be aborted. The mother was very young, 14 years old, so it is understandable in our culture...
Celebrating the Olympic legacy
The Editor, Sir: Success for Jamaica in the highly anticipated 2008 Olympics carries on a rich legacy of excellent performances and sportsmanship that all Jamaicans are proud of. Our athletes are challenged with the task of continuing a legacy...
Prices in US$
The Editor, Sir: I am writing in regards to the letter in Monday's paper titled 'Use of US$ locally'. I am in total agreement with Mr Bond. I live in the United States and I am looking for a place in Jamaica and it is incomprehensible...
Reactions to abortion story: Some suggestions for the Church
The Editor, Sir: Upon reading the story pub-lished Sunday, August 10, entitled 'I was aborted! Mother, child happy procedure was botched' I was incredibly shocked to see one of Jamaica's problems and solutions written in the SAME letter! After reading...
As God says, to leaders and nation
The Editor, Sir: These words are not my own, but those of the Lord, which came to me one evening while cooking when he said write on this topic: NATIONAL ANTHEM. Say it slowly and really listen, hear what it is saying to me your God.
TAP - turn around project for youth
The Editor, Sir: My name is Tiffany Stull. I am a graduate student from Brock University's Dramatic Arts department. Every summer for the past two years I have come with my classmates and professors Michael St George and Jane Leavitt...
Doing good - Try it!
The Editor, Sir: It feels good to be good. It feels good to brighten someone's life by doing a good deed. Try it! It feels good to be generous and anonymous. Try it!
Mixed feelings on Independence
The Editor, Sir: It was with mixed emotions that I watched a JIS documentary highlighting the series of events signalling the birth of a sovereign nation, from its previous rulers, Britain. On the one hand, a strong sense of pride overwhelmed me ...
Complaints about TV transmission
The Editor, Sir: To the dismay of most of us in Mandeville who were looking forward to the Olympic Games with great anticipation, the transmission has been monopolised by the local TV stations, without taking into consideration their inability...
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