We cannot have a repeat of the last 10 years
Dear Editor, At the end of trading on Monday, February 2, 2015, it took $115.78 to purchase US$1, compared to $107.79 a year ago, and $61.87, 10 years ago. The Jamaican dollar has depreciated by $53.91...
View ArticleWho will protect my Empire rights?
Dear Editor, The latest buzz on television across the world is the new hit series Empire. Most people, including myself, waited with bated breath for this show to start the moment we saw the previews...
View ArticlePower woes
Dear Editor, It appears that politicians in general take us for a bunch of fools. At this moment in Jamaica's history the two most urgent problems facing the country are gun-related violence and a...
View ArticleImpressive client relations at RGD
Dear Editor, I am very impressed with the service I have received on my last few visits to the Registrar General's Department (RGD). Very impressed! Let me quickly state, however, that things aren't by...
View ArticleDon't stall Ja's ganja law reform
Dear Editor, Regarding Louis Moyston's excellent column in The Agenda of Sunday, February 1, 2015, Jamaica should by no means let the petty concerns of the 'drug war' official, William Brownfield of...
View ArticleCongrats, Kaci
Dear Editor, There is much to admire in our Ms Universe representative Kaci Fennel. She is intelligent, stunningly beautiful, classy, and gracious with a winning smile and an infectious personality. As...
View ArticleChildren need our care and protection
Dear Editor, It is so heart-rending to see the reports each night of toddlers and teenagers gone missing. The gruesome murder of three minors in recent weeks leads one to ask, where is the love for our...
View ArticleGo home, schoolers!
Dear Editor, Quite recently I noticed on the news the regular coverage of the killing of youngsters in Jamaica. I think some it this could have been avoided if some of these teenagers were going home...
View ArticleRats, rats in New Kingston
Dear Editor, Because of the proliferation of restaurants and hotels and the continued lack of pest control, large rats, medium-sized, small, black, and grey rats have taken over New Kingston. A friend...
View ArticleTivoli commission should reveal who gave the orders
Dear Editor, It is noted that the West Kingston Commission of Enquiry resumes today, and that among the witnesses slated to give evidence will be former Prime Minister Bruce Golding and retired Jamaica...
View ArticleWe need to improve the built environment
Dear Editor; Jamaica's sudden awakening to the plight of the disabled to manoeuvre the city's streets, while welcome, makes you wonder if our policymakers and political doctorate are comatose. It makes...
View ArticleIf you don't vote, don't complain
Dear Editor, Why must we, as a country, cut away the the very fabric of our democracy by hiding away from the polls? We have seen over the last two general and local elections an increase in voter...
View ArticleGood experience at Swallowfield Depot
We often hear or read of poor service from public agencies. I wish to record a very positive experience with the testing of my car for roadworthiness. On Friday, January 30, 2014, I took my car to the...
View ArticleWhat's up with all the JPS profit?
Dear Editor, I am greatly concerned for us Jamaicans in relation to the Jamaica Public Service. Based on their latest financial report, they made a profit of over $25 million, and every week, if not...
View ArticleNational Consumers' League needs help to help consumers
Dear Editor, The editorial in the Daily Observer edition of January 22, 2015 focused on the National Consumers' League (NCL). We are of the view that this was a timely article which gave us food for...
View Article'What is fi yuh cyaan be un-fi yuh'
Dear Editor, I am predicting that Bruce Golding will return unopposed as leader of the Jamaica Labour Party much sooner than you think."What is fi yuh cyaan be un-fi yuh" is a famous Jamaican saying...
View ArticleTo err is human, but to forgive is divine
Dear Editor, The ruling of the Constitutional Court in the matter involving the resignation of senators following the JLP leadership race in 2013, quite understandably, has set tongues wagging and has...
View ArticlePM needs a shot of reality about health
Dear Editor, I saw on the news recently Portia Simpson Miller defending the stewardship of embattled Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson. Unfortunately, the prime minister — probably out of touch with...
View ArticleDivide and rule
Dear Editor, The current debate about which among Jamaica Public Service, National Works Agency, and Kingston and St Andrew Corporation is responsible for sidewalks reflects the politics of divide and...
View Article'Town' holding back 'country'
Dear Editor, Yesterday, I read in the Jamaica Observer West the article about the frustration of Trelawny Cooperative Credit Union's (TCCU) regarding permission to construct a new building and the...
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