LETTER OF THE DAY - Commissioner's statement relevant
The Editor, Sir: There has been an outcry about Commissioner of Police Hardley Lewin's statement that policemen must be available when and where needed or leave the force. A similar outcry came when the question was raised as to whether our new governor general...
Fuelling division
The Editor, Sir: While agreeing with some of the main issues pointed out by the editorial on Monday, the treatment of the statement made by the minister of security, Senator Dwight Nelson, was far too placid.For the minister to even suggest that police...
Bowing to the church
The Editor, Sir: Isn't it about time that our leaders in government stop taking cues from the church? Aren't we mature enough as a nation to separate church from state? Jamaica will never be able to move forward if we keep bowing to the pressures...
Making a mountain out of a mound
The Editor, Sir: While I am of the view that a day should be set aside for worship, it is quite known that there are those who, now and again, perform duties on Saturday or Sunday without any complaint.
GSAT students are stressed
THE EDITOR, Sir: What are we doing to our future young men and women? These GSAT students have been pressured enough. They had all those rigid tests, sleepless nights and stress. With all of that...
Shocked and disappointed
The Editor, Sir: I was shocked and disappointed by Police Commissioner Hardley Lewin remarks about Sabbath worshippers. Does the commissioner have any evidence that police work is compromised in the name of religion...
Refuting 'SDA hypocrisy'
The Editor, Sir: I wish to pick a bone with Lloyd Cooke about his letter, 'SDA hypocrisy', where he challenged the moral authority of Dr Herbert Thompson to speak out against the Commissioner of Police Hardley Lewin's comments...
Violation of federal laws
The Editor, Sir: Permit me to share the following account which came to my attention a few weeks ago, of a recent case not too dissimilar to the one that is reported to have sparked the ire of the commissioner of police...
Science and religion
The Editor, Sir: I would like to make a few remarks on the topic of science and religion as it is being discussed by Peter Espeut et al. Science is not based on faith. In science, there are competing theories...