Sunday, May 11, 2008 Dear Editor,
After almost 11 years on the job, Mr Danville Walker has resigned as director of elections, following the issue of American citizenship.
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Commissioner Lewin doing a good job
Sunday, May 11, 2008 Dear Editor,
I wish to congratulate the commissioner of police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, on the professional job that he has been doing since being appointed.
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Friday, May 09, 2008 Dear Editor,
The resignation of the director of elections over the matter of US citizenship is appalling. Mr Danville Walker has been in the position for almost 11 years and he has contributed a lot to Jamaica.
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Agape will keep the world going
Friday, May 09, 2008 Dear Editor,
The Opposition Spokesman on Justice Senator A J Nicholson has said that Jamaica can save itself from the destructive effects of the global economic tsunami by embracing "a sense of community" and "togetherness" with good "captaincy" in piloting the ship of Jamaica through the current economic storm.
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008 Dear Editor,
No one should be surprised at the global food crisis. Jesus predicted it in Matthew 24:7.
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Finsac and its aftermath
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 Dear Editor,
Over the past few months, and it has become more frenzied now, especially since the announcement in the budget debate about a commission of inquiry to probe what happened, I have read and listened to many arguments and tales of lives that were ruined by Finsac. However, most of this is coming from one source or only one section of the "victimised" - people who were debtors to the financial institutions that went belly-up.
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We need sophisticated food management strategies
Monday, May 05, 2008 Dear Editor,
People are getting hungry, mad and out of control amidst rising food prices. But many leaders in industrialised countries are toeing the line even while
trying to make sense of the ongoing global food crisis. Many individuals are now pointing to biofuels and droughts brought on by climate change as the possible culprits. But while these factors may be part of the story, the current spiralling food prices call for more serious finger-pointing.
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Not so, Claude
Monday, May 05, 2008 Dear Editor,
I am surprised that an erudite man such as Claude Robinson could say this in his Sunday Observer column of April 27: "The uncertainty now is whether the losing PNP candidate, Abe Dabdoub, will ask the Court of Appeal to award him the seat without the need for a by-election as the chief justice ruled."
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Get back to the soil, Jamaicans!
Sunday, May 04, 2008 Dear Editor
I say to all Jamaicans, hear the agriculture minister's call (Mr Christopher Tufton): Get back to the soil and grow some foodstuff!
In Canada, we plant our backyards as if we are crazy for the four months of warmth that we receive.
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Overhaul gun licensing regime
Sunday, May 04, 2008 Dear Editor,
Once again there is a push by the government for greater agricultural production. As usual, the biggest obstacle identified by farmers is that of praedial larceny.
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