LETTER OF THE DAY - Common courtesy becoming non-existent
THE EDITOR, Sir: Life would surely be more enjoyable and rewarding if we were to utilise the common courtesies of life and practise the golden rule "do unto others as you would have them do to you".

Garveyism is relevant
THE EDITOR, Sir: I hope Mr Dingwall is not a stereotype or a racist thug. If he is not, then he is quite illiterate.

Facts: The world was first occupied by black people in Africa about 20,000 years ago. Other people or nations were unheard of.

The shame of Dingwall's ant-Garveyism
THE EDITOR, Sir: Michael Dingwall's January 4, 2010 piece in the 'Noteworthy' segment of The Gleaner, entitled "Garveyism is irrelevant", where he bemoaned the existence of a Garvey Unit at the University of the West Indies, is the most intellectually...

Opportunities missed, but not all lost
THE EDITOR, Sir: The editorial of January 4 is concerned with the future of Jamaica and suggests some of the radical changes necessary in politics, the public (civil) service and civil society which, in turn, will engender the institutions capable...

A campaign for fire extinguishers
THE EDITOR, Sir: This refers to Timothy Cawley's letter which appeared in The Gleaner of Monday, January 10. I take the opportunity to endorse Cawley's call for the provision of portable fire extinguishers in the home...

Anti-terrorism business in Jamaica?
THE EDITOR, Sir: It seems like the only way to go about getting economic support from the United States (US) nowadays is to join the war on terrorism. The reality is that the war on terrorism will not end anytime soon...