LETTER OF THE DAY - Find alternative ways to protest
The Editor, Sir: While I fully support the call by any organisation to protest against or demonstrate our dissatisfaction with the state of affairs of our country or the decline in living standards, we must be careful or very selective...

Solution to scrap-metal dilemma
The Editor, Sir: I propose that the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and similar regional agencies be made the sole authorised exporters of all scrap-metal from the island.This proposal would solve the most pressing problems associated...

Fantastic experience of downtown Kingston
The Editor, Sir: Walking in the middle of King Street, downtown Kingston, at 8:00 p.m. with my four- and two-year-olds recently was fantastic! And I use the word fantastic for its intended meaning.

No Christmas for nurses
The Editor, Sir: Registered nurses in Jamaica will be experiencing one of their worst Christmases in many years. After a lengthy and exhausting period of negotiations between the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) and the Government...