LETTER OF THE DAY - Do away with pricey kiddy 'graduations'

THE EDITOR, Sir:I used to live on a road in Kingston on which two prep schools are located.

Don't overlook value of public sector workers

THE EDITOR, Sir:I am writing to express my total disgust at the cartoon by Las May in Tuesday's edition (May 15, 2012) of The Gleaner.Perhaps some may view an anchor with positive connotations - strength, reliability, firmness and an indispensable...

Fight to save our children from abuse

THE EDITOR, Sir:Almost every day the media inform us of cases of sexual assault, especially against young girls in this country.The most likely victims live in depressed communities and are the daughters of single mothers and, therefore, perceived as...

Save Wolmer's Boys' sports programme

THE EDITOR, Sir:After listening to TVJ Sports, I was very disheartened to hear that the principal of Wolmer's Boys' School, Dr Walton Small, has refused to meet with a group of parents to who wanted to discuss the dismissal of track coach David Riley.

Finish off those pesky rats on a whim

THE EDITOR, Sir:We, the Pied Piper International Association, read (with great amusement) the letter from Jamaican Rats For Justice, 'Rats hit back', published in your newspaper (page E3 on Sunday, May 13, 2012).

After the gays comes 666!

THE EDITOR, Sir:Ever wondered what the 'Mark of the Beast' represents? In Revelation 11:17, it states, "No one could buy or sell unless he had the mark."Current events relating to gay rights have led me to believe that the stage is being set for those...

Nurses must taste bitter medicine too

THE EDITOR, Sir:I was not very surprised to hear, on a newscast on Monday, May 14, 2012, the non-portfolio minister with reponsibility for the public service, Horace Dalley, saying that he and the nurses had a good meeting on Friday, May 11; and that...

LETTER OF THE DAY - Who says the Strata Act doesn't have teeth?

THE EDITOR, Sir:I put much faith in the effectiveness of the Act to Amend the Registration (Strata Titles) Act with respect to the procedures it outlines for enforcing the payment of maintenance fees by strata owners.The two main penalties are the power...

Tax duplicity

THE EDITOR, Sir:'Land tax gold mine' is an inappropriate or unsuitable headline for the story published in The Gleaner of Monday, May 14.It is simply not true.I think it is only fair to inform the public that in the United States, the tax policy or...

Hewitt promotion sent wrong signal

THE EDITOR, Sir:In response to the writer of a letter to the editor titled 'JFJ: passion above reason', published in The Gleaner of May 16, I wish to state the following:At no time did JFJ or myself "[seek] an injunction to prevent the acting...

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