Andrew, I am dying to support the JLP again
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to Andrew Holness, leader of the Opposition: As you undoubtedly know and appreciate, all our political parties are supposed to put Jamaica first -- and I believe...
View ArticleCCJ is swapping foreign for foreign
Dear Editor, There are many of us who are ignorant of the fact that the West Indies Federation was a construct of the British to be able manage post-independent British West Indies, and had nothing to...
View ArticleNo such thing as clean coal
Dear Editor, I'm delighted that Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and her delegation went to Washington, DC, and met with Vice-President Joe Biden with regards to the Clean Energy Summit of Caricom....
View ArticleWhat is JFJ's true agenda?
Dear Editor,"He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chaseneth him betimes." -- Proverbs 13: 24 Not so many months ago, Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) was involved in the sex...
View ArticleWhat works elsewhere may not work in Jamaica
Dear Editor, Having read the article 'Senior lawyer thinks murder rate will fall if Jamaicans are armed' published in the Jamaica Observer on Monday, February 9, 2015 where prominent Jamaican lawyer...
View ArticleOpposition senators put power above all else
Dear Editor Jamaica Labour Party Opposition Senators Nigel Clarke and Ruel Reid should never have accepted Andrew Holness's offer to sit in the Senate under the obviously preposterous circumstances...
View ArticleOur roads need to be made safe
Dear Editor, It is indeed unfortunate what has happened to the wheelchair-bound man who died recently. The need for the rehabilitation of roadways and utility poles has presented itself again. Much of...
View ArticleCaribbean Court of Justice: An idea whose time has not yet come
REGRETTABLY, the debate on whether Jamaica should replace the United Kingdom Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has so far, like most issues, been tainted by party politics. On...
View ArticleCrime level linked to indiscipline
Dear Editor, I have been noticing how Jamaicans operate on a general basis. I have done no research to draw my conclusion, therefore I am not sure as to what factors have been contributing to such...
View ArticleWe need to save our society
Dear Editor, Feeling a deep sense of sadness and lack of hope has become a daily experience when I consider the morals of our society. Social media and smartphones have become tools through which...
View ArticleViolence against females at UWI not new; fix it
Violence against women is a global pandemic. It is a problem that knows no geographic, socio-economic or cultural boundaries. It constitutes a breach of the fundamental right to life, liberty,...
View ArticleClarity needed on duty-free allowance for visitors
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter in an attempt to clarify the policy regarding visitors (not residents) and the "value" of personal items that may be taken to Jamaica. I am a frequent traveller to...
View ArticleChoose CCJ: Privy Council as far as Mars
Dear Editor, Over the last couple of weeks, and indeed months, the dailies as well as prominent column inches of the Sunday papers have been inundated with commentary by those on both sides of the...
View ArticleProstate cancer care policy needed
Dear Editor, For many males throughout the world, the words "prostate cancer" drive an abundance of fear and trembling into their hearts and minds. However, the sad reality is as a man grows older his...
View ArticleDigicel working on Eastern St Thomas, Seiveright
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to an article carried by the Observer on February 8, 2015, regarding mobile experience in Eastern St Thomas in which Delano Seiveright was quoted. I must first...
View ArticleJPS, I want justice!
The sight of placard-bearing Jamaicans demanding justice for one thing or the other is almost a given on local newscasts. Sadly, ever so often these cries fall on deaf ears. I unfortunately do not have...
View ArticleSabbath keepers disenfranchised in Portmore
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to Director of Elections Orrette Fisher: I write with reference to a notice placed in the news media and on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) website for the...
View ArticleStop waiting on handouts
Dear Editor, Jamaicans are very smart and always finding ingenious ways of beating the most secure systems -- not to say that is a good thing. We are an innovative people. The Government and private...
View ArticleTHis Day in History — Feb 24
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT 2008: Raul Castro replaces brother Fidel as Cuba's president. OTHER EVENTS 1525: Spanish army, using muskets for first time in war, routs French and Swiss forces at Pavia, Italy, as...
View ArticleStudents with unaccredited degrees left holding the bag
Dear Editor, After doing some research, it was surprising to learn that many institutions in Jamaica are actually allowed to offer unaccredited degrees. Some of these institutions are well established...
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