LETTER OF THE DAY - Superficial and cosmetic investigative procedures
The Editor, Sir: The call by Betty Ann Blaine, the convener of the advocacy group Hear the Children's Cry, for a missing-children's unit to be established in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is quite welcome at this time and deserves serious consideration...
No private service by cops
The Editor, Sir: I am responding to the report of the theft of $1 million taken from a contractor's car.Deputy Superintendent Clive Blair, operations officer for the St Catherine South Division, is reported in The STAR as saying, "People must be more...
Poor examples from teachers
The Editor, Sir: We are very concerned about the low influence of the teaching profession in Jamaica. By this, we mean that many teachers are not being positive role models for their students to emulate and make positive changes ...
Making a killing off the dead
The Editor, Sir: I am responding to Dennie Quill's question in the article published on Wednesday, November 11, about who gains from the staggering crime problem. We don't need to light lamps to see who the benefactors of crime and violence are.
Cameras and barking dogs
The Editor, Sir: I am asking the new acting Commissioner of Police (ACP) Owen Ellington to contact the minister of national security, Dwight Nelson, and to urge him to consult with the Government to get more surveillance cameras installed all across...
Resocialise entire society
The Editor, Sir:It is always refreshing to listen to Contractor General Greg Christie as the lone voice crying in the wilderness.I have long contended that Jamaica is rotten to the core and our current crop of politicians don't seem to be doing anything...
Professional beggars
The Editor, Sir: The other day I was in traffic at a stoplight when I noticed a transient man in his early to mid 50s sitting by the side of the road. He seemed to be taking a rest and watching the world go by.
Well done, Tufton, Spencer
The Editor, Sir: I wish to congratulate Dr Christopher Tufton, on the fact that he is by far, the best performing minister in terms of the statistics that I know of. Domestic crop production is up by 20.6 per cent this year....
Unfortunate tribal politics
The EDITOR, Sir: The malignant sore of tribalism continues to bring discomfort to the Jamaican "body politic". Some of us will forever see ourselves as belonging to one tribe or the other and "not even God can change wi".
The desecration of Sunday
The Editor, Sir: There are certain things which are happening in our island which hardly anyone is noticing. One such thing is the total desecration of Sunday. Despite the known fact that many persons worship on Saturday and other days...