LETTER OF THE DAY - Peculiar Petrojam pricing policy
The Editor, Sir: Petrojam has not explained to the motoring public why oil is going down on the world market and our ex-refinery prices are not anywhere in line with that trend. I'll give a few examples. Since early July, the price of a barrel of oil has fallen ...

The season of goodwill
THE EDITOR, Sir: I pray that in this Christmas season all people may find new birth in the Lord, and in doing so, find new life. I pray for the rich, who are most able to share the spirit of Christmas, that they may find abundant opportunities ...

Wanted: a culture of saving
The Editor, Sir: Having seen that the sugar workers were recently paid their 14 weeks' notice pay in preparation for the redundancy exercise, I would like to suggest to the Government that when they get to ready to make the payments they insist that each...

Showing mercy on the Sabbath
The Editor, Sir: I read with deep sadness the report about the 14 lives lost in the tragic truck accident in Fellowship, Portland, on Saturday, December 20 2008. The title of the report, which read, "I had to respond ...

... Sabbath not a straitjacket
The Editor, Sir: Many erroneous views concerning work and the Sabbath continue, which Sabbath-observing churches have not clarified to the benefit of a derisive public. So, naysayers continue to believe that the best piece of clothing ...

Neita, patriot turned 'ancestor'
The Editor, Sir: I met Hartley Neita when I served in the early 1970s as an adviser to the then prime minister, Michael Manley. He was often present when the Rev Sam Reid and I conferred with the prime minister on a number of issues related to national development...

A public-health scourge
The Editor, Sir: Thanks for your story on December 23 on the prevalence of open burning. This is a public-health scourge that affects the respiratory health of all citizens, but particularly the young and old.