LETTER OF THE DAY - Crime, not diaspora, conference needed
THE EDITOR, Sir: I THINK this whole diaspora conference is a load of poppycock because it serves no purpose. It is just an opportunity for taking photo for the newspapers. If people who are in power for many years can't make the country...
Keep out, Father Ho Lung
THE EDITOR, Sir: There are few Jamaicans that I admire more than Father Richard Ho Lung.He is very vocal on the issue of abortion.Some time ago he made a free choice to forgo his own right to procreate.
Reflections on Independence
THE EDITOR, Sir: AS WE celebrate 47 years of Independence, we must use the time to reflect on what were the driving forces that propelled our leaders then to pursue that course - what are the positives that emanated from the decision that we would want...
More power to Hay-Webster
THE EDITOR, Sir: I would like to publicly offer my support to the hard-working member of parliament (MP) for South Central St Catherine, Sharon Hay-Webster, who has commendably indicated her intention to renounce her American...
Costly higher education
THE EDITOR, Sir: I AM a returning student to The Mico University College. We were warned that come September the fees would be increased by 10 to 15 per cent. To our shock, we, diploma students, discovered that we would have to pay $190,000...
Jump-starting the Jamaican economy
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE SECRET TO jump-starting the Jamaican economy is to create a stimulus package that includes incentives and short windows of opportunities for investors and producers alike. Specifically, the minister of finance should immediately...
Be our brothers' keepers
THE EDITOR, Sir: WHILE CELEBRATING our independence we should endeavour to take stock of what we have accomplished over the period that we have been governing ourselves.We also should remember that without a past there is no future because we learn...
Govern by law, not political expediency
THE EDITOR, Sir: I watched the television rebroadcast of the 1962 Independence celebration yesterday. As I saw Princess Margaret handed the new Constitution of Jamaica to Prime Minister Alexander Bustamante...
Adinair Jones and political appointments
THE EDITOR, Sir: The emotional outburst by Adinair Jones, the former head of the National Youth Service (NYS) and a political appointee, about his removal from the position demonstrates an entitlement culture. It is my belief that to work...
Noteworthy omissions from Muta's top 50
THE EDITOR, Sir: I NOTE with interest Mutabaruka's article listing his top 50 most influential Jamaica recordings. Whereas I agree with some of his selections, I can't help but point out ...