Letters

The Editor, Sir: I read with interest two articles in The Gleaner of Monday, December 28, which were in response to contributions made by two of my clergy brothers. The were in direct response to articles by Rev Devon Dick on bleaching and Rev Earl Thames on the flexi-week being proposed.

The Editor, Sir; To lose $300,000.00 can deal a debilitating blow to anyone at any time and more so in the current economic climate. Yet, this is my situation as the University of the West Indies (UWI) has refused to accommodate my request to allow me to sit my examination on any of the six days outside of the Sabbath.

The Editor,Sir: It is my belief that the root cause of the widespread crime and violence is embedded in poverty and lack of opportunity. While this problem cannot be resolved overnight, there are measures that can be taken to tame this monster.

The Editor, Sir:Although I agree with Jeff Cobham's letter of December 30 on the 'Digicel eye sore' in Half-Way Tree, I would like to give the management of that company the benefit of the doubt that they meant no harm, but was eager to provide...

The Editor, Sir:I commend Daraine Luton for his article 'Cop faces life for robbery; Convicted with cronies in returning-residents case' and take comfort that bad apples are being put away.We must not sit back and judge others by the wrongs of those bad...

The Editor, Sir: With regard to migration, deportation becomes necessary if a foreign national breaches the laws of a host country. The Government of Jamaica, and any deporting country, has a mutual stake in the deported migrant phenomenon...