LETTER OF THE DAY - Jamaica's crime déjà vu
The Editor, Sir: The headlines scream new murder record. But no one is surprised. At five a day, including Christmas Day, even the deaf and the blind could hear and see it coming. Over the last 20 years, the pattern has been well established...

Positive action needed
The Editor, Sir:Last month, I attended the funeral of my mother-in-law and I had to use the road from Sandside in St Mary to Preston, Bonnygate.I could not believe in this modern age, a road surface could be so horrible and people have to drive their...

Take back our country
The Editor, Sir:The curtains of the year 2009 went down covered in the blood-stains of 1,680 of our brothers and sisters in Jamaica.

Flexi Sabbath
The Editor, Sir:I suggest that Rev Earl Thames and his colleagues of the cloth introduce a flexi Sabbath in their churches.

Facing the truth
The Editor, Sir:Many have benefited and continue to benefit from the dysfunctional status quo in all areas of our society.

Enlightening article
The Editor, Sir:I was absolutely touched by the 'Feed the poor instead' article published yesterday in The Gleaner.

Same-sex union unlawful
THE EDITOR, Sir:I WISH to express my disappointment with Portugal's Parliament for passing a bill allowing gay marriage.