Stars Way needs help, NWC
Dear Editor, This is to inform the National Water Commission that the broken water/sewage pipe on Stars Way in Hughenden, Kingston 20, is still running. It has been this way for days. It flows...
View ArticleIn defence of our justice system
Dear Editor, If attorneys are to be attorneys they have to have their privileges under our constitution remain intact, regardless of Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). If not, we may as well do away with...
View ArticleFind real earning avenues, Madam Mayor
Dear Editor, I am very concerned about the headline 'KSAC worried about drop in revenue at metro pound'. Now, who in their right mind would want their vehicle towed away and to be forced to hand over...
View ArticleFallen out of love with politicians
Dear Editor, I must preface by stating that I'm no friend or supporter of either the Jamaica Labour Party or the People's National Party. There are individuals in both that I have admired, and even...
View ArticleJ'cans must safely medicate CHIKV
Dear Editor, As more and more Jamaicans continue to be infected and impacted by the chikungunya virus, word emerging from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is not very...
View ArticleThank the IMF, not this Gov't
Dear Editor, Jamaica's historic performance on the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index is being praised by the pundits. However, this success is attributed largely to the reform measures of the...
View ArticleLeave NHT alone!
Dear Editor, Jamaicans have a great penchant for scandals, and if it is not even close they will make every effort to make something out of nothing. A few weeks ago it was the leader of the...
View ArticleRampant waste of public funds
Dear Editor, The astronomical phone bills of our government ministers should be called out for what they are: Another example of rampant waste of public funds, abuse of power and authority, along with...
View ArticleGarbage spoiled my visit
Dear Editor, Having visited your beautiful island with my wife and spending over 450 nights at Sandals Grande Ocho Rio I have grown to love Jamaica. The property is fantastic, but the streets tell a...
View ArticleRemembering the barbarity of warfare
Dear Editor, During the 18th century, known as the Period of Enlightenment, it was commonly thought that education would make human beings less irrational. But from that time forward this noble idea...
View ArticleNo leadership shown by Windies captains
Dear Editor, I am amazed that even with three captains in India there was no leadership shown. They are supposed to be leaders. They should have handling the group by deferring the questions regarding...
View ArticleLetter from 'Joshua' to NHT
Dear Editor, I just rolled the boat ashore to let off some steam. I was resting in peace but St Peter gave me a 48-hour pass to row by because he saw that I was getting riled up and agitated. We don't...
View ArticleFear at Flow
Dear Editor, I read your front page story on Friday, November 7, 2014, 'Fear Not', with a heavy heart. As a Flow employee I received the news about Cable and Wireless with a strong sense of fear of...
View ArticleSave downtown Kingston
The Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is trying to determine the reason for the significant decline in revenue earned by the metro pound. Revenues from every area in downtown Kingston would be...
View ArticleLong for that day to tell them 'drink their oil'
The recent decline of oil prices on the world market is no coincidence. This is due to supply and demand, meaning that supply now far outweighs demand. Some are suggesting that the China's economy has...
View ArticleOut of too many!
There have been too many controversies plaguing this present Government. The National Housing Trust (NHT) controversy, where NHT funds were used to purchase a failed, privately owned tourist attraction...
View ArticleMandeville and environs ground zero for air pollution
It has been proven that coal-fired power plants are the largest man-made source of sulfur dioxide. This is a pollutant gas that contributes to the production of acid rain, resulting in significant...
View ArticleWhy bother look for oil?
Dear Editor, I believe that Jamaica's attempt to search for oil yet again will not do us much good. Why? Because a country doesn't need oil to prosper. There are many countries with little or no oil...
View ArticleDon't increase fuel prices again, Petrojam
Dear Editor, The National Democratic Movement is calling on Petrojam not to increase the price of fuel again. For Petrojam to increase fuel prices last week was an unscrupulous act. In the week of...
View ArticleOutameni baloney
Dear Editor, Last week a member of the board of the National Housing Trust (NHT) declared on a popular radio programme that acquiring Outameni was the best investment that the NHT could make. On...
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