Ah no fi mi own, Sar!
Dear Editor, Recently I heard this gentleman on Barry G's show share a story about a little schoolboy in May Pen who found $100,000 that had fallen from him and brought it to him. The man was extremely...
View ArticleGive us street lighting
Dear Editor, I write this with the hope that both my member of Parliament and my councillor, Julian Robinson and Ms Kari Douglas, respectively, will have the opportunity to read this letter. Ever since...
View ArticleLocal universities should commercialise research
Dear Editor, The reform programme that is being administered by the present Government and the International Monetary Fund is beginning to produce benefits. For example, Jamaica's improvement on the...
View ArticleWhy wait until now, Clarendon cops, parish council?
Dear Editor, Jamaica has become so backward. I happened to see a news item recently where the police in May Pen, Clarendon went on Stork Street and proceeded to close a complex that housed several...
View ArticleGov't patronising us or playing a trick?
Dear Editor, I am a frustrated 21-year-old citizen. I am offended at the pathetic attempts of our Government to patronise citizens. Just Tuesday, our prime minister attempted to respond to questions...
View ArticleManufacturers should follow JPS's lead
Dear Editor, The recent news by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) that customers will see a reduction of approximately 8.4 per cent in their November electricity bills is welcome news for the...
View ArticleExplore new technology in farming
Dear Editor, Last year, Jamaica imported a billion dollars' worth of red peas. Jamaicans love red peas in rice and peas or in stew peas dishes. The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture,...
View ArticleShame on Jamaican politicians
Dear Editor, I have found the stand-off between our major political parties regarding the purchase of Outameni by the National Housing Trust (NHT) to be very interesting. It could well be a...
View ArticleWestmoreland needs more than a visit
Dear Editor, As a young woman living in Westmoreland, I am trying to see the growth of the parish but it's as if I am blind. For 25 years the governing party have got the votes of the people, but what...
View ArticleRape: Sense and nonsense
Dear Editor, Last week Thursday night, in a TV news report on discussions in Parliament about rape, I heard it once too often. That nice-sounding crap, "Rape is not about sex but about power". Give me...
View ArticleTime to send signal against diehard party voting
Dear Editor, The electorate should show more maturity and shed the diehard cloak of following political masters. Voters need to put themselves first and elect a representative that serves their best...
View ArticleRude boy culture and tourism no match
On November 16, 2014, the Anthony Bourdain Parts unknown, Episode 8: An unvisited side of Jamaica finally aired. Bourdain, with his off-the-cuff humour, authentic commentary, and his absolute love for...
View ArticleLet's salvage the Outameni purchase
Dear Editor, One wonders if this National Housing Trust (NHT) Outameni purchase was, in fact, a bailout, since the NHT has no interest in competing with or pre-empting any possible purchasers of the...
View ArticleIs oil in Ja the new bauxite?
Dear Editor, In light of the recent approval for the Irish firm Tullow Oil plc to begin exploration in Jamaica, I am forced to think that this might be next bauxite. While some will think that this is...
View ArticleGov't and NHT wrong on Outameni
Dear Editor, It is not very often that one gets so confused about a public issue such as the National Housing Trust (NHT)/Outameni debacle. I am still not sure if the NHT is planning to operate...
View ArticleSupport J'can Anita Antoinette in The Voice
Dear Editor, The 2014 season of The Voice is on and one contestant is a beautiful young Jamaican-born lady Anita Antoinette. I ask why is there no support for her, even a fraction of that given to...
View ArticleQuick question
If Jamaica has the calibre of judges that can sit at the International Court of Justice, why do we, as an independent people, have to look outside (London or Caribbean) for our final court? Joan E...
View ArticleI'd take a non-bailout too
I would like to be 'not' bailed out like Lennie Little-White. Don't put one red cent in my pocket. Just make your cheque payable directly to my creditors. Remember, don't make a mistake and give me one...
View ArticleDon't continue to insult our intelligence, PM
Dear Editor, The explanation provided by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller regarding the National Housing Trust (NHT) purchase of the Orange Grove/Valley (Outameni) property speaks to the continued...
View ArticleWhat about our crime-free Christmas?
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to the prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller: I have noticed that the new police commissioner, Carl Williams, has assured the Chinese nationals in the country of my...
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