DEAR EDITOR: Can someone inform me why some of the mothers of nowadays are dressing their very young daughters like prostitutes? Everywhere one goes, one can see these primary school children wearing jerseys with suggestive writing or very short pants or skirts.

No wonder society is in the state that it is in. Also, some of these parents are encouraging their children to wear so much jewellery – more than Sugar Aloes!

I wonder what these children would do when they get older! Walk the streets nude, I suppose. Some parents really lead their children to their own destruction, and when these same children let them down they wonder why the child is acting like that.

Parents, there are monsters and paedophiles everywhere who are sick mentally. Cover up your daughters. They need not wear navel-breakers or very short, trashy looking clothing.

Stop encouraging them to dress like prostitutes please, we need to protect them.
Danessa Lane, Point Fortin (The best place in the world to live!)

THE EDITOR: Every year around Christmas time, people of various denominations are most sensitive to pray, worship and love. It is a time when the greatest gift is to be with one’s family.

God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Since God is love we should share the love with our brothers and sisters in the marketplace, PTSC compound awaiting transport, workplace and in church. Why wait till Christmas to share love. The Christmas spirit should be spread all year long.

Holidays are a time for us to celebrate culturally, spiritually and socially. We partake in historical events, spiritual practices, anniversaries and roam through the community with our family, co-workers and loved one.

While many have their own way of celebrating, we must remember that after the Christmas and New Year holiday rush, Christ is always with us. As Catholics, we must put ourselves into the right perspective; there is always a joy in the presence of the Lord.

No matter who we are, He sustains us. He guides us. He forgives us. Carnival brings a joy and togetherness, it is a time when we display our creative talents and should not indulge in unrighteous things.

If God were to appear on earth, anytime during the Carnival season, how many of us would wish they were in a Church sober and worshipping.
Gregory Neptune, Port of Spain

THE EDITOR: You printed recently (Jan 13) a long letter which tried to show that there is no grammatical mistake in our national anthem. There is. Every time we sing Here every creed and race find an equal place, what we are saying is that every creed and race are equal, when obviously is equal is correct.

I heard long ago, from more than one source, that Pat Castagne wrote finds, and that an important person unilaterally “corrected” it to find. This would seem to be true as, on our last Independence Day, two of the three national dailies printed the text with finds - they were probably using Pat Castagne’s version.

I have tried more than once to get some independent Member of Parliament to bring up the matter – the one I tried last year told me that nobody was interested. We like it so.

Roland Quesnel CSSp, Port of Spain