LETTER OF THE DAY - Making victims of wrongdoers
The Editor, Sir: The Sunday Gleaner had as its headline 'Bloody start to 2009'. Anyone who expected any other result would be in denial of the Jamaican reality. It is less than reasonable to continue business as usual and expect a different result...
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Where are our values?
The Editor, Sir: Morality should express the ethics that manage our behaviour. Without these ethics in place, humanity cannot survive. We have lost track of our right to sexual privacy and our moral obligations to our country...
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A desensitised society
The Editor, Sir: I agree wholeheartedly with much of Iva Rolle's letter 'Peddling 'badmanism' ' and would like to expand on it.Recently, I saw a Jamaican comedy featuring some of our finest talents.
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Monument to slain children
The Editor, Sir: When I read the article 'Painful memories - tears water Secret Garden' featured in The Gleaner yesterday (January 6), I was more than disappointed.I was devastated when I read that this monument stands as a reminder of the more than 450...
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A cauldron of prophetic absurdities
The Editor, Sir: The Gleaner began its publications for 2009 in fine fettle.As has become the tradition over the past few years, the newspaper starts the new year on a good foot by publishing an exhaustive list of 'prophetic' utterances pronounced ...
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An apology for snail mail
The Editor, Sir: I noted from the letter published on Monday, December 15, 2008, titled 'Airmail parcel three months adrift', that our customer (Mr Hay) is dissatisfied - and with good cause.
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A balanced story
The Editor, Sir: I write to commend your reporter Daraine Luton, and The Gleaner itself, for the excellent 'balancing' story, 'MP faces arrest' published recently.One of my recent columns dealt with how media frame news stories, privileging some angles...
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Accurate reporting please
The Editor, Sir: This newspaper has been doing a great job of providing well-needed information over the years. However, in recent times, I have become increasingly concerned about the disparity in the reports...
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Disincentives to savings
The Editor, Sir: When I was growing up, my parents instilled in me the value of saving. In those days, if my memory serves me right, there were two major commercial banks, Barclays and Nova Scotia, and the Government Savings Bank ...
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Ideas for Port Royal
The Editor, Sir: Port Royal is one of the most historically intriguing and important places in the western hemisphere, yet successive governments have failed to realise the economic and cultural potential of this jewel.
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