While we do nothing, other countries respond to chik-V
Our country is facing an epidemic of chikungunya spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Now, quite by coincidence, the British Broadcasting Corporation World Report on September 23, 2014 featured an...
View ArticleMedia too soft on the PM
Since the election of the People's National Party to government and Portia Simpson Miller's selection as prime minister of Jamaica, many negative performance-related issues have come up involving the...
View ArticleCome from behind the smoke, Dr Harvey
Dear Editor, In response to a Jamaica Observer article, 'E -cigarettes not banned, Health Ministry says' published Tuesday, September 16, 2014, I must say that is not true. What Dr Kevin Harvey...
View ArticleGood programme, JFLL, but...
Dear Editor, The start of the academic year in any society is typically greeted with an air of expectancy and promise. However, in Jamaica this positive outlook is usually short-lived as soon as the...
View ArticleNational chik-V response must involve JDF
Dear Editor, The president of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) recently called for a national unity campaign to stem the rapid spread of the chikungunya virus by destroying...
View ArticleGod, chik-V and Ebola
Dear Editor, Bacteria, viruses, and diseases are a part of life. As global warming marches on, expect the return of viruses which have not been seen for decades. Expect also the mutation and evolution...
View ArticleForget the politics, prepare for Ebola
Dear Editor, Calls for the resignation of health minister, Dr Fenton Ferguson, could not have come at a more inopportune time. It is unwise to have such a crucial ministry's leadership in limbo at this...
View ArticleHow dare you, Ms Walcott?
Dear Editor, The letter in the Jamaica Observer dated Wednesday, October 1, 2014 titled 'Ja's hypocrisy in the Mario Deane case', is evidence that ignorance is still rampant in Jamaica. For the writer...
View ArticleWe have to take some responsibility
Dear Editor, I am noticing the complaints of some Jamaicans that the Government is not doing enough to build the country and deal with issues. But I want to know from these same people what is their...
View ArticleWomen's rights issue?
Dear Editor, As a gay man raised in a fundamentalist church I married my best female friend thinking that this would cure me. It did not. And I ended up hurting her terribly. I want to prevent any...
View ArticleMinister Ferguson doesn't know, so who does?
Dear Editor, The health minister ought to stop playing the blame game and take responsibility for the chaos surrounding the management of chikungunya. Are we to take it that all along Dr Ferguson...
View ArticleWe continue to be left behind
Dear Editor, The debate about the good and bad of ganja and whether to legalise it or not has left the Jamaican Government wanting yet again. The political leaders of this country continue to show that...
View ArticlePut work systems in place for chik-V, etc
At a recent lecture at one of Jamaica's leading universities, it was highlighted that 30 per cent of the class was not in attendance as a result of chikungunya. The virus has increased its ratings on...
View ArticleThanks for letting us 'Talk Back', Observer
Dear Editor, I must use this medium to thank the Observer for your 'Talk Back' pages, providing us with a succinct outlet to view or air concerns, likes, dislikes and further highlight matters of...
View ArticleMAJ and NAJ are PNP apologists
Dear Editor, I have lost confidence in the leadership of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) and Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ). Their position on this chikungunya crisis is poor and shows...
View Article'Freeniss' sometimes costs too much
Dear Editor, There were two recent events in the health sector that highlighted why an urgent change away from "free" health care is needed. One is the death of a young man at Spanish Town Hospital and...
View ArticleWe are working on campus, Observer
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Observer editorial of August 13, 2014 made the claim that there is an intellectual void in the area of economic policy and charged that this was due to the Department of...
View ArticleBig up, Observer
Dear Editor, I like that the Jamaica Observer features plenty of community stories, it gives a glimpse of what's happening in our rural towns and districts. So much is being done by individuals and...
View ArticleWe need to protect our borders from migrant, guns and Ebola
Dear Editor, The admission by a deputy superintendent of police that the police is not equipped to handle coast smugglers is very much frightening and should be cause for grave concern for all...
View ArticleLaughter — Jamaicans' medicine for coping with chik-V
Dear Editor, As the nation battles the rapidly spreading chikungunya virus, I am reminded of why people across the globe view Jamaicans as one of the happiest people in the world. Since the outbreak,...
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