LETTER OF THE DAY - Carpool to cut expenses
The Editor, Sir: In 2008 when the price of oil skyrocketed on the international market, I wrote a letter suggesting an incentive-driven carpooling initiative led by the private sector. While I think that a private-sector-led initiative would generate...

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The Editor, Sir:Am I to understand that the high incidence of corruption in Jamaica is due to the absence of laws, rules, policies and procedures? Obviously not.The existence of these prohibitors clearly have not deterred the many Jamaicans who have not...

The war in Jamaica
The Editor, Sir:On reading the article titled Bloodiest year ever: 1,680 murders in 2009, in Saturday's Gleaner, I decided to do a little research to find out how that death toll compared with the combined coalition deaths in the wars in Iraq...

Advice for Golding
The Editor, Sir:For the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), the most important strategy going forward, in relation to winning another election, has to be one of communication and explanation.

Police statistics not impressive
THE EDITOR, Sir:I am quite sure no one was fooled by the attempt of acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Glenmore Hinds to get us to believe that the Jamaica Constabulary Force achieved major operational successes in 2009.The acting deputy commissioner...

Nurses awaiting verdict
The Editor, Sir: The year 2009 could be considered a very turbulent period in the lives of many registered nurses. Many individuals, both locally and abroad, would have witnessed this group of nurses campaigning ...

Cooper's low blows
The Editor, Sir:Carolyn Cooper is at it again! This time she is not just throwing punches like a skilled boxer, but she has begun to fire punches way below the belt.I observe that the goodly Dr Cooper is professor not only in literary studies but also...