Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Tuesday | June 2, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - A call to help a squatter settlement
The Editor, Sir: The hurricane season is here and I am concerned - not for myself, but for a group of persons living in an area that I saw covered by the raging Rio Cobre during hurricanes Gilbert and Ivan. The space I refer to is known to some as 'Ensom Heights'... Read More...
SDA hypocrisy?
The Editor, Sir: I want to express my agreement with Dr Herbert Thompson's rebuke of the police commissioner for his ill-tempered remarks directed at Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), and any other Christian who would rather not have to do a police exam... Read More...
Science vs religion
The Editor, Sir: In an article published May 22, your knowledgeable but misinformed columnist Peter Espeut, claims that "almost all scientific inventions have emerged from the minds of practising believers in God". Read More...
Thwaites' unfair ploy
The Editor, Sir: I am an early riser and do enjoy listening to enlightened talk-show dialogue in the mornings. I must admit, however, that I do find it increasingly difficult to escape what seems to be a heavy anti-government bias ... Read More...
'Rejoice, we're being persecuted'
The Editor, Sir: For Seventh-day Adventists who still hold dear the traditional belief that at some point SDAs will come under severe economic pressure, because of our faith, the commissioner's comments, far from being unfortunate... Read More...
Constitutional confusion
The Editor, Sir: It seems to me that A.J. Nicholson is not the only person mistaken about section 40 of the Constitution; Bruce Golding is too. Where does the Constitution say that a clause that is not entrenched requires a two-thirds majority... Read More...
Dangers of disabled vehicles
The Editor, Sir: I am writing this letter with the hope that some agency, be it the police or the Transport Authority, will do something to allay the danger posed by disabled vehicles in the public streets.In the early morning of May 31... Read More...
A sad political farce
The Editor, Sir: A second by-election is now planned. More time and money is being spent that the country cannot afford at this time of crisis. And, we are advised, more by-elections can be expected... Read More...
CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION - Aviation school
The following letter is a correction from source. THE EDITOR, Sir; We would like the following statement to be published as follows: The management of the Caribbean Aerospace College ... Read More...
