LETTER OF THE DAY - Save, don't banish, students
The Editor, Sir: I am a 17-year-old student who currently attends a high school in Manchester. Over the six years that I've been in high school I have learnt a lot and I have matured immensely, despite the many challenges I have faced...
Cricket, CARICOM, convergence
The Editor, Sir: Before there was West Indies Cricket, which seems to date back to somewhere between the 1880s and the 1890s, there was an established game, dating back to the end of the 16th century, albeit the rules have changed over time.
Well said, Prof Escoffery
The Editor, Sir: Well said, Professor Escoffery of the University of the West Indies Department of Pathology. There is much to be desired as one listens to public speakers each day...
Misplaced indignation
The Editor, Sir: I'm a Jamaican who has seen Trevor McDonald's documentary and I simply cannot agree that he has defamed our country in any way. Of all the English-speaking Caribbean islands...
Tap diaspora's anger, strength
The Editor, Sir:Your Letters page of July 8 was remarkable for the fact that almost all, if not all, the contributors writing to defend Jamaica's name in response to a television programme by a benighted United Kingdom-based Trinidad-born journalist...
Mandeville CCTV initiative reaps success
The Editor, Sir:I would like to share some exciting and heartening results from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce's Closed to Crime Initiative project, which raised funds to purchase and install closed-circuit television cameras at the Manchester...
Well done, WICB
The Editor, Sir: Well done to the WICB for dropping that sorry lot who call themselves West Indian cricketers. They are nothing but an embarrassment....
Killing West Indies cricket
The Editor, Sir:Like all supporters of the West Indies cricket team, I am dismayed at what has become of our beloved sport. With every incident we think we have reached rock bottom and there is no way things can get worse...
... Disappointed with board
The Editor, Sir: I am disappointed with the attitude of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) towards the players. How can they expect people to work continuously without being remunerated?