Was the PM doing a thumb roll?

Was that a BlackBerry thumb roll I saw the prime minister doing in Parliament recently? It's a pity we no longer sit attentively in meetings or listen to presentations, regardless of how critical the issues. We dress up and sit down to dinners in fancy restaurants and answer our phones!

We socialise, only the BlackBerry is much more entertaining than our dates. Parents complain that children are glued to Playstations but it appears the shoe is on the other foot these days.

Communication is vital to understanding, whether business or personal, and if we are busy texting or reading our emails then communication is compromised. Let's avoid a potential nation of sore thumbs, heads bent and being misunderstood. Please, speak to me.

I am etc.

Ruth Tyson

ruthfrancine@hotmail.com

What about the auxiliaries?

I have observed that LASCO has been giving out an award to the police over the years but I cannot recall any member of the auxiliary groups being awarded by the company.

Mr Lascelles Chin, chief executive officer, should look into how he and his group make such award. This may appear to be one-sided and the police force does not consist of the Jamaica Constabulary Force only, but also the Island Special Constabulary Force and district constables, not to mention dedicated civilians who work with the police, from washing vehicles to the office staff.

Kenneth Lynch

lynchjamdown6@yahoo.com

Kudos to Rapley

This is just a note to say thanks to John Rapley for a job well done in his excellent weekly columns that appear in The Gleaner.

His commentaries on a variety of interesting international issues are always relevant, insightful, objective and help to widen the scope of news and critical scholarly opinions that The Gleaner offers the reader. Keep up the good work, John.

Newton Gabbidon

IPMIorg@aol.com

Amazing hypocrisy

Everyone knows our police force has criminals. All the way from the squaddie taking bribes to the 'murderer cop' who kills with impunity, to the 'druggis' cop' who protects drug shipments. Our past commissioners have told us, our human rights groups have told us and, in many cases, we have experienced this for ourselves.

So, what now? We must hide the truth because wi fraid to mash some corn? Give me a break.

If our own local policemen can call a spade a spade why can't the 'imported' cop?

Nimal Amitirigala

amitirig@gmail.com