LETTER OF THE DAY - Do away with CARICOM in present form
The Editor, Sir: It is time that Jamaica forms a union with other countries from which it will derive meaningful benefits. We should look to the wider Caribbean, the Dutch, French and Spanish-speaking countries, including Cuba and Haiti...

IMF three-card trick?
The Editor, Sir: I don't usually agree with Don Robotham's ideas on social matters (such as human rights and national security) but I think his article on the International Monetary Fund - IMF (Sunday, June 28) was important in terms of bringing a sense...

Congratulations, Mr Patterson!
The Editor, Sir: Former Prime minister and president of the People's National Party, P. J. Patterson, most fittingly received CARICOM's highest award last week for his significant contribution to regional integration...

PNP despair
The Editor, Sir: I am throwing my hands up in despair over the state of the People's National Party (PNP). Jamaica needs a united and active Opposition. We cannot have this continued dismemberment of a party that seemed to have been ...

Dr Thompson, have you gone mad?
The Editor, Sir: Dr Ralph Thompson's article (Sunday, July 5) raises good points but is diminished by the tangent that leads readers to believe that it was about reforming the early childhood system but goes off on a tirade of vengeance against teachers...

Jamaica's shaky position on Honduras
The Editor, Sir: The Government of Jamaica has taken a position that may be contrary to article 239 of the Honduran constitution. We should be careful not to follow every drumbeat of the United States.

Critiquing the critics
The Editor, Sir: I have read enough pernicious theatre reviews done by Keiran King and Marcia Rowe, to have been motivated to write this letter. A number of things irritate me including the fact that little effort is spent on actually critiquing...