PAJ, Vaz send OD congrats to Desmond Allen
The executive of the Press Association of Jamaica wants to place on record our warmest congratulations on the national award with which Desmond Allen was recently conferred. We are especially proud to...
View ArticleWe need to think about the economic benefits from ganja
Dear Editor, I am a little concerned about the message of Clovis's cartoon on Monday, November 17, 2014 about "Pass the chalice..." in relation to ganja. I am worried for the fact that, as a nation, we...
View ArticleObama's plunge in popularity
Dear Editor, A true leader should not allow opponents to define him but, by his own strength and weaknesses, he should not fail to justify the confidence placed in him. President Obama, now with little...
View ArticleIt's a pity Holness can't trust his own
Dear Editor, At the Jamaica Labour Party Annual Conference on Sunday the Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness said: "One of our greatest assets is that our final court is an internationally...
View ArticleJLP gov'ts always respected the statutory mandate of NHT funds
Dear Editor, I have noted an article appearing in the Jamaica Observer of Wednesday, November 19, 2014 in which it is stated: "When the Jamaica Labour Party used money from the Trust to purchase lands...
View ArticleWhoever jumps the highest wins!
Dear Editor, The discourse concerning Digicel's call for strict regulatory and fiduciary oversight of the CWC acquisition of Columbus International needs to go beyond the classic 'sour grapes' response...
View ArticleQuality craft is available
Dear Editor, Having been involved in Jamaican art and craft since the late 1960s, I read your article 'Craft trade revival' with interest and confusion. I was part of a significant revival of the craft...
View ArticleTime for public hearings to fill State boards seats
Dear Editor, Clearly the Jamaican state is urgently in need of reform in terms of governance. There is much that is wrong in the society regarding how we appoint individuals to serve on boards of state...
View ArticleIs it 'do as you please' at NHT?
Dear Editor, Both political parties' annual conferences are behind us, and are but distant memories. However, National Housing Trust (NHT) purchasing an indebted company is still fresh in our minds....
View ArticleCongratulations, JC
Dear Editor, Passion, pride and teamwork are the reasons Jamaica College was crowned champions once again of the coveted Manning Cup. On Saturday, the boys from Old Hope Road showed that they can live...
View ArticleLIME's $262 fee hurt my Christmas
Dear Editor, All LIME customers would have seen by now an accompanying letter with their November bill from the CEO of LIME Caribbean, Martin Roos, informing them of an additional monthly fee of $262,...
View ArticleWignall's weird welcome
Dear Editor, I see Mark Wignall totally missed the point again in his Sunday column titled 'I welcome the Cable and Wireless acquisition of Flow'. Wignall seemingly welcomes inevitable widespread job...
View ArticleObama is an outsider
Dear Editor, I read Sir Ronald Sanders' column 'Anti-Obama forces cloud global stability' and I consider it a great obituary for Obama. The real question is why are the Republicans (and even many...
View ArticleDoes Holness still have confidence in Kavan Gayle?
Dear Editor, Let me begin by saying that the sordid affair in the purchasing of Outameni by the National Housing Trust (NHT) is scandalous given that there are hundreds of contributors who cannot...
View ArticleHail Patrick Robinson!
Dear Editor, I wish to applaud and congratulate the outstanding and globally esteemed Jamaican, the Honourable Justice Patrick Lipton Robinson, who has just been elected to the highest international...
View ArticleEmbrace the whole Bible
Dear Editor, As Jamaica continues the review of the Sexual Offences Act and related laws, including the 1864 British colonially-imposed Offences Against the Person Act, I find it ironic that in our...
View ArticleLittle-White, Gov't had good intentions
Dear Editor, It has been said that success requires no explanation and failure accepts no alibi. This comes to mind in relation to the current Outameni "scandal", even before Prime Minister Portia...
View ArticleNHT could have built 105 more houses
Dear Editor, It is obvious that the National Housing Trust (NHT) is monetary rich, because it has $180 million for the purchase of land, $44 million to help the budget, and now $250 million to repair...
View ArticleLooking forward to one bill
Dear Editor, I, like many Jamaicans, was caught off guard by the recent announcement that my cable provider Flow has been acquired by Cable and Wireless (CWC), parent company of LIME. I still remember...
View ArticleWhy has Paulwell really gone silent on rare earth minerals?
Dear Editor, It is not unusual for politicians to exaggerate their policies. However, if these policies fail to materialise, the people deserve to know why. Phillip Paulwell boldly declared that the...
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