Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Tuesday | June 16, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - Wounded posturing
The Editor, Sir: I read with deep concern Tyrone Reid's article in The Sunday Gleaner headlined 'Trade transgressions'. May I draw your attention to a number of facts. For over 10 years (from 1992) I tried to purchase two 40-ft containers of oranges each week... Read More...
Holness barking up wrong tree
The Editor, Sir: "There is none so blind as he who will not see" so the minister of education's blindness may be related to his unwillingness to see rather than the poor visibility of the cause of the problems in education. Read More...
No need for a trade war
The Editor, Sir: I am alarmed at the position that Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Karl Samuda has taken as it relates to his belief that CARICOM member states have been antagonistic towards Jamaica's products and nationals... Read More...
BBC's post-colonial agenda
The Editor, Sir: The BBC must do better than merely taking pot shots from its headquarters in Bush House at the socio-economic difficulties being experienced by post-colonial societies such as ours.The subtext, and I suspect root intent, of criticisms... Read More...
Be careful when fixing GSAT
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE GRADE Six Achievement Test (GSAT), as did the Common Entrance before it, serves a very important purpose. It is as the education minister has said, a high-stake examination and as such, our nation's students spend most of their young life... Read More...
Maintaining the residue of slavery
The Editor, Sir: The article by Timothy Bailey, 'Are our children academically inclined?' (Sunday Gleaner, June 14) was timely and thought provoking. He wrote: "We cannot continue to condemn our gifted .. Read More...
Kudos to First Global, Maia Chung-Smith
THE EDITOR, Sir:I wish through this medium to say thank you to First Global Bank for its programme of recognition of women who have made invaluable contribution to nation building. Read More...
Henry quite right on Holness
The Editor, Sir: I am so happy that Martin Henry was bold enough to ask the minister of education not to retreat from his conclusions about the state of primary education, as well as pointing out where other ministers, like Dwight Nelson, had to... Read More...
Address learning disabilities urgently
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM in agreement with the plan by Education Minister Andrew Holness to phase out the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and adopt a more equitable method of placing our children in secondary schools. Read More...
