LETTER OF THE DAY - Don't blame public servants for bungling
The Editor, Sir: Once again we are reminded of the "amateur-like manner" in which the Government is implementing public policy. Any good policy process requires you to engage in research, consultation with key stakeholders and the conduct of impact analysis.

Meaningless predictions
The Editor, Sir: A new year never is exactly like the one before it and only occasionally is all that similar, but around this time of so many recent years, owing primarily to the calendar I suppose, many of us like to make reflections upon the previous...

Crying for Buju
The Editor, Sir: This is for Carolyn Cooper regarding her column in The Sunday Gleaner.Well said Carolyn, well said. I too cannot believe that such a fate would befall Buju as I felt he was able to rise...

A campaign for fire extinguishers
The Editor, Sir: While most persons were getting in from parties and resting in bed on January 1, 2010, fire-fighters were at Mountain View Avenue, desperately attempting to save a two-storey house.

Let us unite in 2010
The Editor, Sir: As we close the chapter called 2009 and move into another, I am calling on all Jamaicans, whether here or outside our shores, to let us unite for the good of Jamaica.As a country, our recent past has been clouded by so many negatives...

Fighting the enemy within
The Editor, Sir:I am appalled that our government has not yet awakened to the realities the country faces. The People's National Party and Jamaica Labour Party still do not understand the realities in relation to national security ...

Optimism can save us
The Editor, Sir: Some years ago I learnt the importance of positive thinking. You know the story of the glass with water - the pessimist sees it as half empty but the optimist as half full. Well, it seems of late that life has offered...