LETTER OF THE DAY - Reducing the debt burden
The Editor, Sir: The Government, as reported in the Sunday Gleaner of April 5, would apparently like to make public-sector workers responsible for the fate of the 2009 Budget due to be presented in Parliament later this month....
Airport security breach
The Editor, Sir: There seems to be an airport security breach as US$3,000 worth of things went missing from my suitcase when I was travelling from Jamaica to Tortola last week on American Airlines and I have to say never have I been so upset....
Exorbitant bank fees
The Editor, Sir: It appears as though the commercial banking sector in Jamaica just does not get it. They continue to boast of earning huge profits, while their customers continue to suffer the pain ...
SLB too soft on delinquents
The Editor, Sir: I have noticed some misleading or incorrect depiction in the media recently regarding the Students' Loan Bureau's (SLB) late payment fee charge. The SLB doesn't charge $250 in late fees per month...
Don't dismiss 'organ bank' idea
The Editor, Sir: We live in a country in which hundreds of young people die every year, not from disease, but from violence (motor vehicle accidents, gunshot wounds, etc); taking with them to their graves perfectly healthy organs and tissues...
Lessons from 'Champs'
The Editor, Sir: If you, like me, never went to Kingston College (KC) it is hard to love them and their fixation on 'Fortis'. But you have to respect whatever it is that makes grown men agonise over a 4.5-point lead and erupt in uncontrolled glee when 1.5 of those ...
Break the culture of educating to pass exams
The Editor, Sir: The nation's education sector needs a massive revamping in focus and delivery of a quality, life-long teaching and learning which students at the various levels deserve.
The PM shows good faith
The Editor, Sir: I do agree with the pay cuts members of Government are proposing to take at this time.With the global crisis being experienced at this time, it is good to show solidarity with the people you govern.
Inadequate gesture
The Editor, Sir:You invited readers' responses as to whether we agreed or disagreed with the prime minister's gesture on pay cuts. I specifically use the word 'gesture' because it is not the ministers who are feeling the pinch...
Mainly for show
The Editor, Sir:One of the first measures instituted by Bruce Golding on becoming prime minister was that of increasing mortgage rates. The average man now pays more for mortgages; light bills have doubled...
Good move
The Editor, Sir: This move speaks volumes about the prime minister's character. In a time when the sagging economy has put everyone in a belt-tightening, or survival mode, it is only fair that those who have more should make sacrifices...
Proud of Bruce
The Editor, Sir: I am a Jamaican living in Florida. Can I say how proud I am to see Golding leading by example? As Jamaicans, we should be very proud of our prime minister in taking such a step.