Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Tuesday | December 1, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - Invading forces?
The Editor, Sir: The sovereignty of the Jamaican Government is enshrined in Section 48 of the Constitution of Jamaica which charges our sovereign Parliament with the power, to "...make laws for the peace, order and good government of Jamaica". Read More...
Disabled tell PM thanks
The Editor, Sir: Since 2008, disabled persons islandwide are being empowered through the Economic Empower-ment and Assistive Aids Grant from the Government of Jamaica.These grants were given after the Combined Disabilities Association and the Jamaica... Read More...
Contemporary learning
The Editor, Sir: The proposal by the Ministry of Education to embrace parents in the teaching and learning environment in a more wholesome way is commendable and should therefore be encouraged.For instance, the recommendation by the Ministry... Read More...
Tragedy of teen prostitution
The Editor, Sir: The news article which appeared in the online Gleaner dated Sunday, November 29, and captioned 'Five teens held on the Back Road - Police cracking down on prostitutes', is a national tragedy and quite disgraceful. Read More...
Another impassioned, vacuous plea
The Editor, Sir:I am glad Richard Byles, the Sagicor boss, has weighed in on the crisis situation that has dogged Jamaica for the last 30-plus years, because what he does is to add another voice to the number of vacuous... Read More...
The myth of sports tourism - Jamaica style
The Editor, Sir: I, too, share Tony Becca's views that the University of Technology (UTech) should continue the battle to gain possession of the Trewlany Stadium facilities to establish a second campus out west. Read More...
