Letters

THE EDITOR, Sir: I ENDORSE your editorial of March 14, 'Democracy was offended'.It not only supports Everald Warmington's rights in Parliament, but also upholds the view that there should be fewer...

THE EDITOR, Sir:WHEN WILL the Government wake up and put in place regulations, fines and monitoring of the use of water? When will the National Water Commission (NWC) institute Corporate Area-wide water lock-offs...

The Editor, Sir:I am a veteran teacher who returned to the classroom in Jamaica in October 2008 after teaching in Grand Cayman for six years.

As I watched the evening news on Thursday, March 11, a report was broadcast of an accident involving a Toyota motor car and a truck transporting Heineken beer along the Linstead bypass in St Catherine, and I was most disgusted to see people, mostly grown men and children, looting the truck.

The call by many is for the Government to proceed with the extradition of Christopher Coke, despite the laws of Jamaica superseding the extradition treaty with the USA. To this I contend that the legal position is that any action must be within the context of the fair judicial systems of the USA and Jamaica.

The Editor, Sir:During the last general election campaign, our current prime minister, Bruce Golding, told us in one of his speeches that Jamaicans were too blessed to be stressed.

The Editor, Sir: If disappointment was an ample term to bucket what I feel, it would be thousands of gallons full and far too heavy a burden to bear. The performance of the Joint Select Committee on Abortion to date only confirms what Jamaicans have always suspected: the leaders of this nation often treat our affairs with flagrant condescension.

The Editor, Sir: Clearly, this Christopher 'Dudus' Coke extradition affair has struck a chord with supporters of the People's National Party and Jamaica Labour Party on both sides of the political fence, with everyone having arguments of whether the...

David and Goliath stories are very popular, no doubt, all around the world and particularly in societies where a minority feels oppressed.

THE EDITOR, Sir:I NOTE in your publication under the heading 'Female trailblazers from Jamaica' (March 8) no mention was made of bishops Mary Coore, Ethel Wilson and Delrose Walters.

The Editor, Sir:As the legal debate about whether or not the Jamaican government should honour the extradition request from the United States for Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, where is the voice of reaso...

THE EDITOR, Sir:I AM very disappointed with the way the nurses of Jamaica are being treated by the Government.