Schools may be breeding ground for Chikungunya
Dear Editor, The threat posed by the Chikungunya virus to schools and other public places of gathering is real. From all accounts, the cases of domestic Chikungunya virus have been on the increase with...
View ArticlePack your bags, Pickersgill
Dear Editor, When some Jamaicans get angry they identify several routes to vent their anger, among them roadblocks, fiery protests, and the hurling of abuse at government agencies and the wider public...
View ArticleGood going, Minister Hanna
Dear Editor, It is a welcome move by Minister of Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna on her Ice Bucket Challenge. I am truly inspired by her stance. This is for a worthy cause and we need to put politicking...
View ArticlePut an end to reckless sex
Dear Editor, This is in response to a disturbing advertisement repeatedly aired in the local media where two young women discuss the concern of having children early. Instead of promoting abstinence...
View ArticlePR and czars alone won't fix agriculture
Dear Editor, It is public knowledge that the agriculture sector in Jamaica is lagging behind global standards, therefore persons entrusted with its development should provide us with tangible solutions...
View ArticleAgain, why block our cable shows?
Dear Editor, I join with other numerous Flow cable subscribers who have been complaining about a noticeable trend of blocking our cable shows when the rights have been bought by local television...
View ArticleFenton Ferguson's action threatening to Ja
Dear Editor, Is Fenton Ferguson a communist dictator or what? Why is he so keen on letting 'big government' control everything we do? Of late he has turned his attention at tobacco and alcohol...
View ArticleJubilee not the whole picture
Dear Editor, I write this letter with great concern but also pride and hope. The recent incident at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston is very unfortunate and no one should be treated in such a...
View ArticleTeach Ja's youth the strength of blacks
Dear Editor, As our education minister battles to get our children doing better in mathematics, I would love for more emphasis to be placed on the foundation of African thoughts in the sciences and the...
View ArticleBroadcasting Commission has no legal basis for intervene
Dear Editor, I write in response to a letter to the editor titled 'Again, why block our cable shows', published in the Daily Observer of August 20, 2014. While the Broadcasting Commission appreciates...
View ArticleWaiting for godot
Dear Editor, If the recent incident serves to enlighten members of parliament, ministers of government, and the judges in the courts on how the poor black in Jamaica are treated to enforce law and...
View ArticleCritical thinking and incisive opinion writing
Dear Editor, I wish to thank the Jamaica Observer newspaper for yet another pithy yet tartly irreverent weekday edition on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. Firstly, I was struck by your bitingly feisty...
View ArticleIgnore the JLP; fares must increase
Dear Editor, There are reports that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is planning street protests to register its opposition to the announced bus fare increase. While it would seem that the JLP is better...
View ArticleGov't flush money down drain, then ask kids to carry water
Dear Editor, In my time at school, I learned that a government was duty-bound to do for a tax-paying nation what it would otherwise have been imprudent or chaotic to do as individual citizens. Example,...
View ArticleCitizens playing to the tricks of politicians
Dear Editor, Each time there is a major financial decision made by our Government we get a glimpse of how little they care about the poor in the society. We also get to see just how well they play with...
View ArticleInsolvency Bill a Gov't priority
Dear Editor, This letter seeks to clarify information presented in the article, 'Time for Hylton to address bankruptcy laws review' which appeared in the Sunday Observer on Sunday, August 17, 2014. We...
View ArticleParliament should cut the vacation and deal with the issues
Dear Editor, Some commendation is due to the Government following the announced new treatment of people found in possession of, or smoking ganja. Now they will be issued a summons after identification...
View ArticleHow fair is the fare across Jamaica?
Dear Editor, In light of the recent bus fare increase on the heels of back-to-school shopping by parents who are forking out thousands for school supplies, Government workers enduring a salary freeze,...
View ArticleReplace Ja$ with the US$
Dear Editor, I think the Jamaican currency should be given up and replaced with the United States dollars, because the Jamaican currency no longer fits the definition of money. Economists say a...
View ArticleSometimes we should sweat the small stuff
Dear Editor, I am a Jamaican by birth. I have no intention of migrating. I am a proud Jamaican. Sometimes. There are many others like me here. They are proud Jamaicans. Sometimes. Jamaicans living in...
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