Keep doing good, Observer
Dear Editor, I wish to congratulate the Jamaica Observer for its invaluable contribution to the Jamaican society. Indeed, such work will and should not go unnoticed before the eyes of many Jamaican. I...
View ArticleDeportation money could have been better spent
Dear Editor, I note with amazement the Government's chartering of a flight to deport Abu Bakr for $4 million. They have no sense of priorities. This against the total ineptitude with which the...
View ArticleGov't handling CHIKV well
Dear Editor, I listen and read with great interest all that has been said about the government and their handling of the chikungunya virus and their preparation for a outbreak of the deadly Ebola. A...
View ArticleFarrakhan shouldn't let rhetoric influence him
Dear Editor, I have always been mesmerised by Minister Louis Farrakhan, who I consider one of the greatest orators/debaters of our time, although I could never endorse his religion -- which treats...
View ArticleWatch what we say
Dear Editor, While attending a funeral recently in my neck of the woods I heard an elected official giving greetings and he spoke about the deadly Ebola virus. He made mention of a rumour that was...
View ArticleEbola infection procedures
Dear Editor, The government could take a page out of Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) procedures book. (As reported by the BBC.) They have been operating in the hot zone continuously from the start of the...
View ArticleBefore we waste another $28m
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Observer of October 22, 2014 carried a story in Envionment Watch on the updating of Jamaica National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) at a cost of some...
View ArticlePeter Bunting...our hero
Dear Editor, We are presently contending with an outbreak of chikungunya, the threat of Ebola and, to top it all, a Trinidadian "terror" that could have made the extradition of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke...
View ArticleBefore you 'bun dung Rome', Chronixx
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to the artiste known as Chronixx. Chronixx, have you ever visited Rome? On Saturday, October 18, the Catholic Youth Movement of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of...
View ArticleSubstitute teachers needed
Dear Editor, I am imploring the Ministry of Education to streamline a portal to deploy substitute teachers in our schools. Over the years, I have realised that full-time teachers often have to balance...
View ArticleWe waste so much more than $4 million
Dear Editor, I still cannot believe that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), sections of the media, and others are making such a big deal out of the $4 million (US$36,000) that the Government get to send...
View ArticleSave the natural enemies of the mosquito!
Dear Editor, When did you last check on those healthy spider webs that grace the eaves of your house or garage, or establish themselves between tree branches or flower beds? These natural wonders of...
View ArticleCall it the $4-m waste that it was
Dear Editor, When Jamaicans are denied entry to a foreign country, be it Barbados, Trinidad, England, etc, they are simply sent home using their return ticket. No matter how Minister Peter Bunting...
View ArticleRamp up national awards...wheelchair ramp
Dear Editor, I watched with pride the televised National Heroes' Day awards ceremony, where several people who serve or have served our country received awards in their area(s) of specialty. It was...
View ArticleHealth sector woefully underfunded
Dear Editor, Given the serious challenges faced by our health services, not just now, but in general, it remains hard to comprehend why the Government would underspend its budget by $7.7 billion for...
View ArticleWest Indies should consider taking a year-long break from cricket
Dear Editor, I agree wholeheartedly with the Jamaica Observer editorial on Saturday, October 18, 2014 'Torturous days ahead for West Indies cricket'. The series of events that unfolded last week is...
View ArticleGood parenting can reduce 'baby criminals'
Dear Editor, A few evenings ago, during a police clampdown on illegal taxis and buses, my young friend was caught up all alone in the dark when her ride dropped her off near the hockey field on Mona...
View ArticleThey were fair decisions
Dear Editor, I would like to comment on the Jamaican immigration's decision to deny Radical Muslim leader, Yasin Abu Bakr entry to the country, and also the Government's decision to spend $4 million to...
View ArticleFix Mandela Highway bus lane system
Dear Editor, I use this medium to appeal to the relevant authorities to reconsider the decision they took to permit the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses to have an independent lane on Mandela...
View ArticleIs religion the #1 cause of war and violence?
Dear Editor, In light of the recent attacks conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the brief reminder of the coup in Trinidad and Tobago led by Yasin Abu Bakr in 1990, many have...
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