LETTER OF THE DAY - Dangers of coal-burning
The Editor, Sir: After reading Winston Hay's piece "The case for coal-burning power stations", I believe that the time is ripe for healthy debate on the matter.Speaking from the experience of being a power plant mechanical...
Moral laws
The Editor, Sir: If there is bad, then there must be good. If there is good, then there must be moral laws, and if there are moral laws then it follows that there must be a moral lawgiver. That moral lawgiver is God...
Nelson has my support
The Editor, Sir: The hard-talking national security minister, Senator Dwight Nelson, has declared that persons with illegal guns threaten the country and should be removed from society.
Women and morality
The Editor, Sir: Unfortunately, I am forced to come to the conclusion that today's women have stepped down from their pedestals. We behave in such unseemly ways...
Target soil health
The Editor, Sir: At the town hall meeting in Mandeville on May 19, Prime Minister Golding responded to a question about growing corn locally for animal feed. He replied that it made no sense...
In defence of JDF
The Editor, Sir: Francine Richards, in a letter published May 18, took issue with Minister of National Security Dwight Nelson's comments on the state of the barracks at Up Park Camp as she objects to "our hard-earned dollars" being spent on repairing...
Coal is not suitable
The Editor, Sir: In response to Winston Hay's letter advocating coal as a viable power source for Jamaica, I would like to say categorically that he is totally wrong for many reasons.
Religion and science
The Editor, Sir: I'd just like to throw my little input into the current discussion on the merits of religion (of whatever form) and atheism.One atheist said science in its purest form is atheistic, which is essentially true, as science is on a search...
SLB loans come with a price
The Editor, Sir:I have heard the many stories concerning the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB), and I think some arguments are valid, but some are not. In 1995, I received a loan from the SLB to complete a two-year course...