Jamaica Gleaner Letters
Published: Monday Tuesday | December 8, 2009
LETTER OF THE DAY - EOJ, ECJ present a weak case
The Editor, Sir: The announcement by the Electoral Office of Jamaica/Electoral Commission of Jamaica (EOJ/ECJ) of an increase in the number of constituencies from 60 to 63 has revealed that there is something fundamentally wrong with the Jamaican electoral system... Read More...
Paradise or zombie land?
The Editor, Sir: Christians look forward to the day when they will be rewarded for being good by being granted a permanent place in heaven. This place, which is supposed to be established in the future, will be Utopia. Read More...
Creating more garrisons
The Editor, Sir: It would appear that we have the parliamentary boundaries commission, along with the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, to thank for the creation of three new constituencies.... Read More...
Train by example
The Editor, Sir: I have been writing for years explaining that behaviour is not a result of understanding but rather it results from experience. So if you see your parents stealing from people who are helping them and you are taught .. Read More...
Misplaced FINSAC priorities
The Editor, Sir: Our priorities, from time to time, seem somewhat misplaced and usually for political reasons. How else could one explain the spending of scarce resources at this time on a matter that would have been better ... Read More...
Thanks a lot for the 'music'
The Editor, Sir: Please allow me to extend thanks on behalf of churches, shut-in members and the sick, for the free music which has been provided for the various communities which benefit across Jamaica.Hospitals and infirmaries would not be able to pick... Read More...
Why did Bolt get an extension?
The Editor, Sir:I want to make a brief comment on the news item in The Gleaner of December 7, which speaks to the abrupt end of Ambassador Usain Bolt's party in St Ann.The problem is not one of a cut-off time. Read More...
The 'Dudus' extradition
The Editor, Sir: I readily concede that it is more than coincidence that the Jamaican Government has taken a long time in responding to the request by US authorities for the extradition of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.However, I must applaud any Jamaican... Read More...
Gated communities, a long-time reality
The Editor, Sir:The Sunday report 'Call for development plan - Realtors warn that the country's alarming crime rate is pushing Jamaicans into gated communities', is not accurate as, for over 38 years, gated communities have been springing up all over... Read More...
