LETTER OF THE DAY - The case for corporal punishment in schools
The Editor, Sir: Locked in the dreaded cycle of violence, our society struggles with the search for solutions to this multifaceted problem including the question of corporal punishment in schools. Those against corporal punishment in schools argue that it is cruel...
Bartlett is right, UK flight tax is unfair
The Editor, Sir: I would like to voice my support for the stance being taken by the minister of tourism, Ed Bartlett, on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica. The airline-passenger duty that will soon be levied on travellers from the United Kingdom ...
Remove tax on computers
The Editor, Sir: I refer to the issue of The Gleaner of June 24, reporting Prime Minister Golding scoffing at a repeated request from the People's National Party (PNP) to roll back the 16.5 per cent general consumption tax imposed on computers...
Win-win patty trade
The Editor, Sir: The importation of patties which has been a cause for concern as expressed by the president of the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association, Omar Azan, is just a case of Jamaican patties returning home. The patties are manufactured...
Paulwell and the nuclear energy debate
The Editor, Sir: Have we considered the cost of acquiring nuclear energy? Have we looked at all possible downsides of having such technology on an island the size of Jamaica. Have we looked at a worst case scenario such as the impact ...
America's thriving ganja industry
The Editor, Sir: On Wednesday, June 23, about 9:00 p.m. I happened to be watching a documentary titled 'Inside America's pot industry' being aired on CNBC. This was an amazing eye-opener.
Imported patties, what's new?
The Editor, Sir: Jamaicans have this propensity to do things which would be unheard of in other Caribbean countries, and then complain when these countries take steps to protect the interest of their citizens...
Appalling patty caper
The Editor, Sir: I was appalled and dumbfounded after seeing on CVM TV that patties are being imported into Jamaica. As president of the Manufacturers' Association of Jamaica, Richard Azan, rightly puts it, Jamaica is the inventor of patties...
Jamaica importing patties?
The Editor, Sir: I'm convinced we've lost it. We have several companies making and distributing patties in Jamaica and we want to import more, especially in these hard times when we should be trying to export...