LETTER OF THE DAY - Fire investigations leave a lot to be desired
The Editor, Sir: After several days of questioning to determine the cause of the fire at the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre, someone described as an expert has declared that "...the fire which damaged the room at Armadale, had been caused by the ignition

Lisa Hanna's cheap political shot
THE EDITOR, Sir: PETER GORDON, in his letter published in The Gleaner of Friday, September 4, has found it incredible that South East St Ann Member of Parliament, Lisa Hanna, could have advised the People's National Party Region One constituents...

Modernise the toll plazas
THE EDITOR, Sir:IT HAS been many years now since Jamaica established and developed toll plazas, perhaps to generate additional revenues, but more so to facilitate the haste and convenience of motorists.

Questions about human sexuality
THE EDITOR, Sir: Subsequent to reading Peta-Ann Baker's and Dr Heather Little-White's articles in your Sunday edition on the South African athlete, Caster Semenya, and the phenome-non of persons described as intersex, I did a bit of Internet search...

The US will prevail
THE EDITOR, Sir:WHILE YOU speak respectfully in your editorial about law and order and the Christopher 'Dudus' Coke situation, you seem to forget that the United States is the major player in this issue.

The purpose of religion
The Editor, Sir: Ian Boyne, in his column on Sunday, September 6, has finally asked the only important theological question: "Is religion good for society?".

Getting more from bauxite
The Editor, Sir: Jamaica has benefited for decades from the mining of the aluminium ore called bauxite. It is a diminishing resource that will one day be exhausted, as we continue to exploit the mineral for export...

Leave Ragga alone
The Editor, Sir:The Ragashanti show is well needed by many of us Jamaicans who can't be bothered with the everyday stories of politics and crime, we who need a 'likkle spice' in our daily lives.I am, however, amazed that many who find the show so...

In defence of Ragga
The Editor, Sir:E. Handel Wallace needs to come out of the dark and into the light. This is a modern era and he is still living in the Dark Ages.

An appeal to advertisers
The Editor, Sir: As large companies in industry prepare their advertising campaigns for the year 2010, I use this opportunity to appeal to the executive managers with such responsibilities, and the members of the boards who sign off on most of their...

PM's response is appropriate
The Editor, Sir:The response by Prime Minister Bruce Golding to America's request for the extradition of Christopher Coke is appropriate.