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Letters to the Editor
End violence... against all
8:10 pm
Dear Editor,The tears continue to flow; the emotions and the pain continue to be felt for the shortened lives of females who have been senselessly killed here in Jamaica.
Lockdowns do what they're supposed to
8:10 pm
Dear Editor,
Some health inequities immoral
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Dear Editor,On World Health Day, April 7, we highlighted the inequalities and injustices of our health systems.The COVID-19 crisis has revealed how unequal our societies are.
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'Who cyaan hear will...'
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Dear Editor,The novel coronavirus pandemic 'celebrated' its one-year anniversary in Jamaica in the month of March, and what was a good year for the virus has been devastating for Jamaicans.
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British Museum houses stolen artifacts
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Section 3 of The Larceny Act of Jamaica, taken as a carbon copy of the Larceny Act of England, defines the act of stealing as “a person… who, without the consent of the owner... takes and carries away anything capable of being stolen with intent to permanently deprive the...
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The real killers
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Dear Editor,The top six leading causes of deaths in the United States of America in 2020, according to a CNBC report, were :1) Heart disease — 690,882 deaths2) Cancer — 598,932 deaths3) COVID-19 — 345,323 deaths
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Get alerts out ASAP!
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Dear Editor,In light of the number of people, including children, who have gone missing in Jamaica, I am putting forward this suggestion which I do not think is new, but which Jamaica needs to consider.
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More assistance needed for funerals
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Dear Editor,The Jamaican (local) funeral industry is facing severe pressure due to the fact that virtual funerals have taken over from in-person funerals for which a number of goods and services were provided by the funeral homes.
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Reap what we smoke
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Dear Editor,In recent times one has to wonder why the society has become so violent.For more than 100 years the growing and smoking of ganja was kept illegal. Do you think that our forefathers were dummies, or did they have reasons?
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