LETTER OF THE DAY - UK targeting wrong immigrants
The Editor, Sir:I am so dismayed at Percival La Touche's views on the proposed immigration rules in the United Kingdom.I am a student here in the UK and believe its government is being hypocritical.
We can't depend on the cops
The Editor, Sir: On Saturday, Mandeville recorded the robbery and murder of yet another of its businessmen. This 65-year-old man was robbed and brutally murdered at the front of his business place and in front of his wife...
Potential IT economic boom
The Editor, Sir: Many non-progressive countries have failed to recognise the enormous advantages and potential of information technology to have a positive impact on their economies.
In support of Hamilton
The Editor, Sir: I am reminded of Jesus' parable of the man who stood before the altar praying "Lord, I thank thee that I am not like other men", suggesting that he was worthy of God's commendation.Howard Hamilton's letter written...
Give UTech a chance
THE EDITOR, Sir: LET ME first commend you on a very thoughtful and on-the-money editorial in Sunday's edition, regarding the Government's rejection of an offer from the University of Technology (UTech) for the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium....
Old-style politics
THE EDITOR, Sir: KARL SAMUDA'S comments in regard to Jamaica's high com-missioner to London and former minister of education, Burchell Whiteman, was smack of the old-style politics I heard Bruce Golding strongly denounce when he launched the National...
Davies' weak defence
THE EDITOR, Sir: OMAR DAVIES' recent contributions to The Gleaner are indicative of how difficult it must be for the man who was at the centre of power for so long, with so little to show for it, to remove himself from public limelight and retire.
Health-care system collapsing
THE EDITOR, Sir: BEING A doctor in the Jamaican health-care system today is like having an irretractable pain with no painkillers to help. The things I am going to discuss can be verified with some investigation. For fear of repercussion...
'Bleaching' has its roots in slavery
THE EDITOR, Sir: THIS LETTER is in response to the recent news 'Proud a mi bleaching - Skin-bleachers defend their action despite health and cultural warnings'. Those of us who are politically and social conscious, with a basic understanding of history...