LETTER OF THE DAY - More effective traffic policing needed
The Editor, Sir: The chairman of the Special Constables Force Association, Special Sergeant St George Jackson, is reported in The Gleaner of June 6 as having called on the authorities to end the evaluation of traffic police officers based on the number of traffic...
We need more green spaces
The Editor, Sir: The thought had been mine ever since the land was cleared; however, I write to support my colleague, Stewart Spencer, in the lobby for a green space/park for the Cross Roads area (opposite the market).Oh, how I dream of the value this...
It takes more than teachers
The Editor, Sir: It is with much dismay that I am responding to the article titled 'Wanted: better student teachers'. As an educator for nearly 30 years, I am tired of having the powers that be cast the blame of students' poor performance...
Discouraging SLB policy
The Editor, Sir: I read the letter from 'Struggling Jamaican' in The Sunday Gleaner, and I must add that my experience with the Students Loan Bureau (SLB) was echoed in every word she wrote. I wasn't able to secure a "sensible" job until about eight...
Treating symptoms won't help
The Editor, Sir: It was quite refreshing to read the views of Esther Tyson in The Sunday Gleaner of June 7. It is a pity that words of wisdom like Tyson's are not seen or heard by the masses. How do we get in into our kids heads that sex...
Why the argument?
The Editor, Sir: I am at a loss to understand the controversy regarding the use of condoms. Is it strictly based on religion or is the argument that condoms are not foolproof?
Tyson: Misguided child advocate
The Editor, Sir: Esther Tyson's columns in The Sunday Gleaner reflect her passion for Christian values, morality and genuine concern for young people.Her latest column is in effect to debunk the condom myth: that is 1) the 'misleading' approach...
No need to withdraw from CARICOM
The Editor, Sir: I read with great interest the article 'Caricom killing us softly' in The Sunday Gleaner. Much of the data used and statements made by Claude Clarke are true but while he has made a strong case...