Hating the JLP doesn’t benefit Ja
Dear Editor, Ever notice whenever the Jamaica Labour Party starts getting some form of traction the editorials, columnists, and letter writers come out en masse? It's deliberate. Truth is, Jamaica is...
View ArticleSex and violence not entertainment
Dear Editor, I write this letter with great concern about the introduction of various series of shows on one of our local television stations. Of particular concern are the following: Scandal,...
View ArticleDefining Brand Jamaica
Dear Editor, The other day someone indicated to me that they were not sure of the definition for Brand Jamaica and wondered if it could be defined. Well, I will use this example to help us along. In...
View ArticleWe have reached a new low
Dear Editor, It saddens me that on the passing of the Honourable Minister Roger Clarke there were persons who had found it fit to make insensitive comments on social media. As a nation, we have become...
View ArticleCountry people time now!
Dear Editor, While there remain intense discussions and protests about the fairness of JUTC fare increases, residents of rural Jamaica, where I am from, are still facing exorbitant costs for and poor...
View ArticleLet's track our children through schools
Dear Editor, As we enter the start of another academic year, administrators, parents and students will face recurring conflicts. There are no easy fixes on grouping, social promotion or retention and...
View ArticleWe need to get serious on road safety
Dear Editor, For how long will the ruling authorities continue pleading with motorists to stop the speeding and reckless driving on the streets? When will reckless and presumptuous drivers heed the...
View ArticleDon't turn schools into nerd ghettos
Dear Editor, In the letter entitled 'Let's Track Our Children Through Schools', published Tuesday, September 2, 2014, Sandra M Taylor attempts to defend the way we stream and screen students in Jamaica...
View ArticleRoger was a true friend
Dear Editor, I feel compelled to add my own few words on the passing of my friend and political mentor, Roger Clarke. Since his untimely passing a lot of kind words have been spoken by Jamaicans from...
View ArticleForeign fixes don't always work
Dear Editor, The recent statement attributed to the United States-based attorney-at-law, Jasmine Rand, that the Mario Deane case is bigger than the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM)...
View ArticleThis is the real Ja, not the ideal Ja
Dear Editor, The issues surrounding the application for police commissioner by Jamaican-born Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Wilfred Rattigan epitomise where we are at as a country. The debate is...
View ArticleStop bashing the lending agencies
Dear Editor, It has become a regular habit to hear people, some in very influential positions, bashing the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as evil neo-colonial organisations. I...
View ArticleJa's fastest growing hobby: Walking the dog
Dear Editor, In recent times it is quite noticeable the growing number of persons who walk their dogs. These dogs usually range from the small and gentle to the huge and vicious-looking ones....
View ArticleWe should have at least interviewed Rattigan
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Ryan Russell's letter to the editor, titled 'This is the real Jamaica, not the ideal Jamaica'. While I am in agreement that Wilfred Rattigan comes with...
View ArticleCreate a system in which the gifted can excel
Dear Editor, The ICT sector has been significantly neglected in recent times. I welcome the minister's move to transform some schools into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-based...
View ArticleOur water problems are our own making
Dear Editor, Given the seriousness of the drought conditions affecting water supply in Kingston and parts of the south coast of the island, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) made an Access to...
View ArticleWe must nurture our local talent
Dear Editor, Singapore has one of the better public sectors in the world, with its agencies consistently receiving awards from global bodies like the United Nations. Unlike most countries, Singapore...
View ArticleAdmit Holness not the best leader for JLP
Dear Editor, The November conference presents the Jamaica Labour Party with an opportunity to admit that it made a bad 'bargain' to select Andrew Holness as leader. The way forward is to accept another...
View ArticleWho will fund the anti-HIV response?
Dear Editor,"[In Jamaica] dogma trumps everything, including public health." This borrowed statement pretty much sums up the current situation with regard to Jamaica's HIV response. UNAIDS and our...
View ArticleTablets vs toilets
Dear Editor, We as Jamaicans live in a society of contradictions and incongruity. It's inexplicable that a Government could, on one hand, be spending reportedly in excess of $1.5 billion to have...
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