Asafa is correct

I must come out in support of Asafa Powell's position on Shelley-ann Fraser being passed over as Sportswoman of the Year.

There can be no reasonable argument to support the selection committee's action. Neither of the declared winners' singular achievement can top Shelly-Ann Fraser's performance.

It would not be surprising if some of the committee members were among those who were not in support of Ms Fraser's selection to compete in the 100 metres. Some on the committee would not have been able to live with two MVP track club athletes standing on the winner's rostrum.

The committee's decision cannot stand up to unbiased scrutiny and should therefore be seen as a clumsy error in judgment.

- Dr Richard Kitson-Walters

k-w@comcast.net

Baltimore, Maryland

Diverted energy

Instead of focusing on crime and poverty, the politicians and the church are wasting time on the lyrics contained in a certain type of music. If they had put this much energy into coming up with crime-prevention and job-creation solutions, this issue of lyrics would not need their attention.

- Gorgi Mills

gorgi1971@yahoo.com

Kingston 11

PNP's wrong move

If the PNP would like to use the umbrella of human rights and uphold the lifestyle of gays, then I hope they remain in the Opposition. They do not want to change their lifestyle but they want others to change to suit them.

The people in Nineveh repented and were forgiven but those in Sodom simply refused, even when Lot offered his daughters. And, we see what happened to that city.

There are no gay genes. I am not advocating the stoning of anyone, but if the country allow gays and other countries to dictate its policies, you will soon find the country overrun by them and children growing up thinking being gay is OK.

- JMC

jmcdo62658@optonline.net

Bronx, New York

Self-righteous BOJ

Is the Bank of Jamaica governor so self-righteous that he is not willing to try something new in the wake of what is happening in Jamaica and the world at large?

Is it that the governor of the Bank Jamaica has so much power that no one in government can say "let's try something else, because what you/we have been doing is not working" ?

- Conrad Satchell

ash_con@yahoo.com

Kingston