LETTER OF THE DAY - Make crime unpopular and unprofitable
The Editor, Sir:John Mahfood made a strong statement on national security in your Friday paper. If he had to condense his statement, it could read: "The nation feels helpless, hopeless, fearful and frustrated...

Alarmist view on nuclear reactors
The Editor, Sir: Letter writer Nam Singh has quite an alarmist view of nuclear energy which is, unfortunately, the typical knee-jerk reaction of the majority of the population, until they are familiar with the fact that nuclear energy has done...

Tell US athletes: No, thanks
The Editor, Sir: I have been following with amused interest, the efforts by the American athletics body to organise a challenge involving Jamaica's athletes in a "we versus dem" series.

Strengthen schools by strengthening families
The Editor, Sir: I was reading one of my weekly newsletters on New York City Affairs and I came across an article which spoke to the issue of chronic absenteeism in schools.I am aware of the fact that Jamaica also suffers from this problem, especially...

Hypocrisy of airport searches
The Editor, Sir: I've always used the analogy of complaining about the amount of eye make-up worn by a 14-year-old prostitute, but the CanJet incident surpasses that level of hypocrisy.That a decent traveller would be searched four times before leaving...

Lessons from a hijacker and a blockmaker
The Editor, Sir: You probably won't find a newspaper article titled, 'Who was Andrew Buchanan?' You won't find the media reports describing him as having difficulties in his personal life, or recovering from a broken relationship, having mental challenges.

No sympathy for government
The Editor, Sir: While some Jamaicans are sympathetic towards the Government being unable to increase the teachers' salaries and pay retroactive money owed to them, I am not. The Government should pay, as teachers are one of the most pressured...