Let's engage young people on this the UN International Day of Democracy
This 2014 day of democracy brings to the fore a great question facing the youth of the world and especially in countries in the Middle East and North Africa. How can widespread and apparently...
View ArticleLet's discuss the cancer of praedial larceny, Commish
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to new Commissioner of Police Carl Williams: On behalf of the board of management of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and our 220,000 farmers and stakeholders...
View ArticleKudos to JIS
Dear Editor, Not often do we see commendations being given to the Jamaica Information Services (JIS) and so I would like to use your media to express thanks and to commend the JIS for the brilliant...
View ArticleMinister Ferguson's about-turn
Dear Editor, I read in the Sunday Observer a column written by the Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson himself, obviously defending his botched leadership of the current chikungunya epidemic across...
View ArticleMaking sense of the Pistorius verdict
Dear Editor, The Oscar Pistorius murder trial commanded much interest around the world as Pistorius "The blade runner" is a celebrated athlete and Olympian, despite his disability. Many were actually...
View ArticlePublic health cannot be fodder for political gain
Dear Editor, Is there any issue that is safe from politics? It appears not in Jamaica. I believe the discourse about chikungunya has been very irresponsible from the standpoint of the political...
View ArticleRemember the two sides make one Gov't
Dear Editor, With only a year left in our current Government's term, it seems members of both parties have been scrambling to highlight their relevance to Jamaican voters and leave an impression that...
View ArticleWhen IMF’s gone we are sure to depart...
Dear Editor, Reformist politicians seem to be quite popular everywhere these days — except Jamaica Although some may praise this Administration for adopting bold measures, the reality is that our...
View ArticleWishful solar thinking
Dear Editor, After reading an article in the Jamaca Observer on Wenesday, September 10, 2014 about the University of Technology's solar system success, it got me thinking. Living in the tropics solar...
View ArticleI want to come home, PM; handle the chik-V
Dear Editor, Much like Jamaica, I find myself this morning in a kind of quandary. Why? I have an upcoming trip planned for the island as I wish to see my mother, daughter, as well as some old friends....
View ArticleTake ministers from outside the pool of MPs
Dear Editor, I completely agree with the opinion of columnist Lance Neita in his Sunday Observer piece on September 14, 2014 on how to select ministers of government in order to get the best persons...
View ArticleCaring for the mentally ill improves public safety
Dear Editor, Jamaicans here at home and across the globe has earned a mark of respect for our resilience, creativity, and genetic abilities to vocalise our disagreement with any system that dehumanises...
View ArticleFour missing years? Really, PM?!
Dear Editor, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, in revving up the People's National Party's (PNP) propaganda machine in preparation for the upcoming elections, has been referring to the last Jamaica...
View ArticleCameron should go even if Scotland stays
Dear Editor, The BBC is reporting that the British Prime Minister David Cameron has gone to Scotland to plead with them to stay in the union. While Cameron is trying all his best to let the rest of the...
View ArticleCAL being beaten by the laggards
Dear Editor, There was a time in Jamaica's history when our image in aviation was one to envy. We always took great pride in seeing the colourful Air Jamaica aircraft at an airport. I also made it a...
View ArticleA crisis of conscience
Dear Editor, Throughout the current global crisis, a great dishonesty has been at work. The issue has not been bank solvency, budget deficits, social welfare, or inceasing competition, through more...
View ArticleAlternative boots on the ground
Dear Editor, Please consider the following recommendation for President Obama: The repetitive mantra "No American boots on the ground" rings loudly each time defeating ISIS in Iraq and Syria is...
View ArticleWhat has become of Vision 2030?
Dear Editor, I encourage Jamaicans everywhere to have a look at Vision 2030. It is easily accessed online at http://www.vision2030.gov.jm/. Vision 2030 has as its central aim, the vision of "making...
View ArticleCommish, cast an eye on Barnett Street
Dear Editor, I was really hoping that for the sake of Mario Deane's family and a peace of mind for us all that we would be able to watch the news and not hear another bad report on this matter. It is...
View ArticleYou disappoint, Dr Tufton
Dear Editor, I was looking forward to Dr Christopher Tufton's lunch-hour speech last week on how civil society organisations were bedeviled by the perception of political bias. What a disappointment it...
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