JTA has lost its way
Dear Editor, My friends and I have given more than 50 years each to teaching, at all levels, in Jamaica, and we are disturbed at the upheavals in the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), in which some...
View ArticleJa has much to learn
Dear Editor, Presently, South Korea is being led by a woman of action, Park Guen Hye, who intends to transform Korea into an oasis for innovation. She has even met with the likes of Bill Gates and Mark...
View ArticleOur leaders lack the will to build Brand Jamaica
Dear Editor, I am startled at the will for proper development in this Island. The people in leadership position are not moving to put the nation on the proper track for self-sufficiency. Everyone has...
View ArticleReparations 'legal fantasy' could cost billions
Dear Editor, By now, most of us are aware of the attempt of several Caribbean countries to demand reparations from several European countries for the "crime" of slavery. In this regard, Caricom has...
View ArticleGrand waste of time
Dear Editor, What a grand waste of time the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) demonstration in Half-Way-Tree on Monday turned out to be. I'm still in the dark as to why the protest was even organised. Why...
View ArticleTired ah di two ah dem
Dear Editor, Jamaica is a nation facing perilous times, especially economically, socially, and with national security. Without any immediate intervention, we risk the country slipping into anarchy. All...
View ArticleAll of us must keep Ja clean
Dear Editor, Having read the Observer Talk Back of Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 'Changing this culture is not easy', I am left to wonder what is the culture of which we are speaking. Certainly, there is...
View ArticleJa's state of affairs shows no hope
Dear Editor, After watching the news of August 25, 2014, it confirmed what I long suspected, in that we are a failed state. How else can I describe it when I see the leader of the nation and the...
View ArticleCan anyone stop God?
Dear Editor, I have had many questions on the reality of Christianity as I see it today, especially its desire to be like this world. It seeks to operate like this world, to acquire things like this...
View ArticleDon't watch crowd size, Observer
Dear Sir, I have taken note of your editorial of August 27, 2014 and wish to bring a few of the observations contained therein into sharp focus. Your newspaper asserted that "the effectiveness of a...
View ArticleHaving nightmares over water
Dear Editor, Ever since the announcement by the Minister of Education which suggested that parents may be asked to take not only drinking water to school for their children but also water for sanitary...
View ArticleFix the JUTC engine
Dear Editor, The Government recently allowed the JUTC to once again hike the fares charged without requiring the company to take all necessary measures to reduce its constant waste. Currently the JUTC...
View ArticleIf she's gonna fly, bring home bacon
Dear Editor, Portia Simpson Miller is often criticised for her numerous travels abroad, but her detractors and supporters alike are both misguided. According to her critics, the prime minister should...
View ArticleEducation vs celebration
Dear Editor, Knowing when to and the willingness to say no to ourselves and others is essential for personal development and empowerment. It is about prioritising and sacrifice, goal-setting and...
View ArticlePig farmers regret death of agriculture minister
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Pig Farmers' Association (JPFA) expresses its regret and deep sadness at the passing of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Roger Clarke. President of the JPFA Delroy...
View ArticleCondolence to Roger Clarke's family and friends
Dear Editor, It is with sadness that I learnt of the passing of Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland Roger Clarke. Roger Clarke demonstrated ongoing...
View ArticleLet Portia and Andrew go at it
Dear Editor, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller was referred to by the Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness as an empty barrel. Holness was told by Simpson Miller at a political meeting that he is...
View ArticleCasino gaming dillydallying continues
Dear Editor, Almost seven years ago, l watched then Prime Minister Bruce Golding's contribution to the annual budget debates in the Parliament as he announced that his Administration had decided to...
View ArticleWalk good, Roger
Dear Editor, Jovial, trailblazer, leader, hard-working, respectful are only some of the terms that have been used to describe a man whose name became synonymous with agriculture in Jamaica. Roger...
View ArticleWithout the IMF at the wheel, we would keeping moving from failure to failure
Dear Editor, In Television Jamaica's prime time newscast on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, Jamaicans saw the capital of Hanover, Lucea, in a deplorable state. There were blocked drains, stagnant pools of...
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