LETTER OF THE DAY - 'Erroneous assertions about PIOJ'
The Editor, Sir: I have long taken the decision to ignore most of the uninform comments made by columnists who have used the opportunity presented to them to advance their own viewpoints on issues, with seemingly no concern for the facts...

The mirage of quick fixes
The Editor, Sir: The article in The Sunday Gleaner of October 11 by Errol Hewitt is comprehensive and indeed raises questions of why the solutions were not offered in the prime minister's recent address.Regrettably, many of the problems are years...

What was Bartlett's emergency?
The Editor, Sir: I find your commentary on Ed Bartlett's office makeover to have been a far less offensive argument than that of both the minister and his communication "expert" who cited energy-saving measures and refurbishing...

Only the Sabbath is sacred
The Editor, Sir: I note Pastor Devon Dick's article of October 8 and I humbly ask him if the fact that God made the moon or the trees, whether that makes them sacred? Only the Father can declare that something is holy and it is so.

Public policy must protect public health
The Editor, Sir: I am glad that this Government has had the courage to open up the debate on the law which, in its present form, (the 1864 Offences Against the Person Act), makes women who terminate their pregnancies - and others who assist them -...

Boyne fails to address atheists' questions
The Editor, Sir: The article in The Sunday Gleaner, October 11, titled 'Tackling the atheists' is vintage Boyne; a flood of references to authors with whose works he is familiar, accompanied by assertions concerning their brilliance, but without any real...

Why can't they be treated here?
The Editor, Sir: I note that the second of the recent gaggle of ministers of national security has elected to seek treatment for a personal medical issue in the United States.Once could be an accident.

Yes Garnett, but what's your agenda?
The Editor, Sir: When I began reading Garnett Roper's article 'Church/politics power play' in The Sunday Gleaner (October 11), I found myself saying "wow, someone finally seems to understand some of the most critical weaknesses of our society and particularly ...

What is the price of Zacca?
The Editor, Sir: We now hear from our prime minister that there will be a drastic reduction in the size of the public sector next fiscal year. As many as 10,000 workers will join the list of the jobless. It's a little bit disingenuous...