LETTER OF THE DAY - Denunciation will not halt abortions
The Editor, Sir: Anne Arthur, in a letter titled 'Who distorts the abortion debate?' (The Gleaner, October 10), claims that "the statistics of the Ministry of Health (MOH) are misquoted in applying all data as if they refer to 'induced abortion'...

Bartlett has his numbers wrong
The Editor, Sir: It is with much concern that I note the constant statements by the minister of tourism proclaiming 3.5 per cent growth in visitor arrivals to Jamaica. Unfortunately, these comforting proclamations, while being repeated with high frequency...

Abortion - truth or lie?
THE EDITOR, Sir : I WRITE in response to the article by Jennifer Jones in The Gleaner of October 9. The main distortion in the debate on abortion is the way relatively few use their louder voices ...

Completing the reform process
THE EDITOR, Sir: I HAVE read with much delight and humble satisfaction the prime minister's recent utterances on the adoption of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as our final appeal court.

Cops should enforce all laws
THE EDITOR, Sir: I FEEL compelled to respond to the commentary, 'Barmaids in nuns' habits?' This simplistic analysis suggests that Inspector Hector Cummings' initiative to enforce the 81-year-old Spirit Licence Act that regulates the opening hours...