Jamaica Gleaner News- Letters - Tuesday

LETTER OF THE DAY - The bottom line - survive together or perish together

The Editor, Sir: As expected, the tourism sector, led by one of its prominent stakeholders, has presented the government with a wish list of concessions long before any accurate assessment of the impact of the global financial meltdown on the country has been undertaken....

Could Mumbai happen here?

The Editor, Sir: Three days in Mumbai - could it happen here? What's here to stop it? I have always believed in Murphy's Law: If something can happen, it will.For whatever reason, the terrorists in Mumbai were clear on one thing, and that was to kill...

Where is the Church in Jamaica heading?

THE EDITOR, Sir: It does not require a Bible scholar to know that both Jesus Christ and His apostles rejected and condemned any attempt to attach any monetary cost to the hearing of the gospel. But now we are seeing some local churchmen in collusion...

Profile of a violent student - A principal examines the state of school behaviour

The Editor, Sir: The current hue and cry about violence in schools and what the schools should be doing to prevent this has compelled me to share my views on the matter.What is the profile of a student...

Fix Jamaica first, our island paradise

The Editor, Sir: Your editorial of Friday, November 28, re the number of young, recently educated doctors at UWI emigrating, after receiving a Government of Jamaica, (read taxpayers), subsidy, is an age-old conversation.

Pastor Miller 'an echo of American disputes'

The Editor, Sir: In his response to your editorial chiding Basil Waite for his intervention in the Senate recently on preferred family structure, Pastor Al Miller seems to have gone to great lengths to highlight his own shallowness...

Penalty vote disappointing

The Editor, Sir: I wish to express my disappointment with Jamaica's Parliament for rejecting a proposal to ban the death penalty.The primary scope of any penalty is to redress the disorder caused by the offence.

Fiddling while Jamaica burns

The Editor, Sir: The current political leaders of Jamaica continue to fiddle while the country burns. The recent so-called conscience vote on hanging was important but, alas, has very little to do with effective crime fighting or prevention...