LETTER OF THE DAY - Farewell, Rex Nettleford
THE EDITOR, Sir: I wish, on behalf of the Michael Manley Foundation, to express our profound regret at the passing of Professor the Hon Rex Nettleford, a man from ordinary origins who contributed most extraordinarily during the past 50 years...

Good move
THE EDITOR, Sir: The call by the Air Jamaica workers for the takeover of the airline could yet be the greatest opportunity for, and call to, nation building to be seen in this country's existence - next to Usain Bolt, the Reggae Boyz and the Sunshine...

What a shame!
THE EDITOR, Sir: Today, I heard a caller telling the radio host about the brilliant people she knew, who studied at the University of Technology (UTech). She went on and on about these bright people at this famous UTech.

Monster questions
THE EDITOR, Sir: The media have been making much of the Munster matter in which the police were implicated in a large arms find. Apart from the initial curiosity, the country stopped talking about it within hours.

Replying to Rapley
THE EDITOR, Sir: I really enjoyed this column, but wanted to make a couple of corrections and elaborate on a couple of points. First off, and this one is huge: this was not about investigations into "abuses of Afghan prisoners...

Prison riot expected
THE EDITOR, Sir: Prison riots in Jamaica are not unusual. This last prison riot was imminent. Two weeks ago I attempted to voice my concern with the minister of national security but he was not in office.