Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Friday | November 27, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - Old Harbour needs law and order
The Editor, Sir:For years, motorists passing through Old Harbour experienced great delays. Contributing factors were indisciplined taxi and bus operators, vending, uneducated pedestrians, unpaved roadways and irregular ... Read More...
Davies, flawed policies, FINSAC
The Editor, Sir: I understand former minister of finance, Dr Omar Davies, in giving evidence at the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) enquiry to be saying, inter alia:1. That those responsible for the mess.. Read More...
Inadequate standards
The Editor, Sir: A lot of emphasis has been placed on the operations at the primary and secondary levels of the education system but not much on the tertiary level. So what about our universities? Are they immune to this degradation ... Read More...
Poor Air Jamaica food
The Editor, Sir: I travelled from New York on Air Jamaica, departing from JFK on the 7 a.m. flight to Kingston. I was required, as is the norm, to be at the airport at least two hours before departure and I was shocked to see the service that is now given on the airline... Read More...
Trying to play God
The Editor, Sir: I am writing with regard to churches lobbying for a ban on television and radio coverage, as well as for Off-Track Betting to be prohibited in Jamaica on Sundays. Silburn Kerr of Abundant Life Christian Church ... Read More...
Misguided early career choices
The Editor, Sir:Would you leave your child unsupervised with a loaded gun or a bottle of vodka? Then why is it that we are not disturbed by the idea of allowing a 14-year-old to determine his or her career path.It is true that children determine from a... Read More...
Memories of Earl Witter as a young reporter
THE EDITOR: Sir: The fact that Earl Witter, the public defender, has been chosen to sit on a panel to produce The Gleaner on December 9 brings back many memories of my days as a young reporter on that paper.Witter was one of several of us hand-picked by... Read More...
