Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Thursday | May 7, 2009
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Brutality by security forces corrodes society's values
The Editor, Sir: I listened to a former member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Alwyn Morgan, speak with Wilmot Perkins on his call-in programme on May 4 and was struck not only by his courage, but also by his loyalty to Jamaica...

Double taxation
The Editor, Sir: The Government's decision to tax reading material amounts to double taxation. When I look on my pay slip I recognise a compulsory deduction labelled 'Education Tax'. Education has been defined on the website ...

Neglected children
The Editor, Sir: The beginning of Child's Month was acknowledged islandwide in church services and with the laying of flowers at the Secret Gardens Shrine on Church Street. As a mother of three boys, I , too, mourn the loss...

Exorbitant price-hikes
The Editor, Sir: I do agree that the pressure has to be taken off the lower-middle income and the very low-income earners. Based on what is happening, these workers are just working to pay bus fare and buy lunch.


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