LETTER OF THE DAY - Restrictive abortion laws harm women
The Editor, Sir: The Jamaica Family Planning Association in its 50 years of service to Jamaica has become acutely aware of the practice of unsafe abortions among many of our females. It is our opinion that restrictive abortion laws contribute to this practice ...
PNP needs right leader for right time
The Editor, Sir: Jamaica would not enter Usain Bolt in the 100-metre butterfly or Veronica Campbell-Brown in a weightlifting event at the Olympics. You must have the right person for the right event at the right time. In thinking about the future leadership...
Corporate extortion
The Editor, Sir: I have rewired my home. I have changed out every bulb with energy-saving bulbs. I have cut back on all use of energy. Only my wife and I and a single daughter live in this modest home on University Crescent in Mona...
Implications of abortion law
The Editor, Sir: The final report of the Abortion Policy Review Advisory Group and the companion draft bill were tabled in Parliament by the minister of health in February. Many persons have been shocked to hear...
Another moral contradiction
The Editor, Sir: With reference to the article 'Family values on parade in US politics' published yesterday, the 'right to life' crowd is also the most vocal in its support for the death penalty - despite overwhelming evidence that it is frequently wrong...
Disgusted with JPS
The Editor, Sir:I am feeling really disgusted with JPS and the cup has overflowed.If no one had protested about his or her light bill, then there would have been no explanation nor apology about the increase that they had already...
Bad roads in eastern St Thomas
THE EDITOR, Sir: Please give me a small space in your column to remind the National Works Agency (NWA) about the bad condition of the roads leading from Morant Bay to all the districts within the eastern parts of the parish.The condition has existed...
Direct abortion
The Editor, Sir: Due to Gustav, the deadline for written submissions on the topic of direct abortion, which is the deliberate expulsion and/or killing of an unborn child anywhere from conception to birth, to the Clerk to the Houses, Houses...
Back-to-school bonus needed
THE EDITOR, Sir: Please give me a small space in your column to suggest to those persons making Christmas (bonus) payments to employees at the end of the year that they do so in two parts, with the first coming in August...
Great things He has done!
THE EDITOR, Sir: Not in our wildest dreams could we believe that little Jamaica would have achieved as much as it did at the recent Olympic Games. What can we say? To God be the glory, great things He has done! Words cannot express how proud we are of this moment...
'Prayer for our teachers'
THE EDITOR, Sir: Please give me a small space in your column to extend a few words of encouragement to all our teachers beginning another school year. Most of us are aware of the challenges that face our teachers. Let us ask the Lord to prepare them and make them strong...
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