Was Lee Kuan Yew really our friend?
Dear Editor, When people die our brains can become really fuzzy; either in the extent of our relationship with the deceased, how perfect a person he/she was, or our fictitious memories of things they...
View ArticleSolving the high school poaching problem
Dear Editor, Yesterday morning I was feeling mischievous, so I called up one of my Calabar friends, ardent athletics fan, and asked if he had heard the latest news that Usain Bolt was now running for...
View ArticleNo apology for transfer policy
Dear Editor, The Ministry of Education is puzzled by C Barrow Williams' assertion in his article on March 13, 2015 titled 'Thwaites' iniquitous regime strips parents of their rights', stating that the...
View ArticleIt's really time for a Portmore hospital
Dear Editor, The continuing state of affairs which sees the Riverton dump being set ablaze with an almost surgical precision yearly has once again catapulted a number of local issues into the spotlight...
View ArticleRetire the monarchy!
Dear Editor, It was reported in the news recently that the Barbados prime minister has announced plans to remove The Queen as head of state and transform Barbados into a republic by November 2016 as...
View ArticlePM in Wonderland
Dear Editor, I actually took the time to listen to the prime minister of Jamaica's Budget presentation to Parliament and, as always whenever I hear her speak, I had to wonder if this is really the best...
View ArticleYard sale in Ja! Everything must go!
Dear Editor, I've never seen a country with leadership that finds joy in selling income-generating assets like Jamaica. It pains my heart. According to the news report, the Government has made the...
View ArticlePhillips misleading public sector workers
Dear Editor, Peter Phillips is attempting, either through ignorance or deception, to cheat public sector workers out of a fair wage increase. He is quoted as saying: "The lowering of inflation has been...
View ArticleGov't by emergency and impressions
Dear Editor, We have seen this modus operandi so often, and it occurs when either party is in power. And, so, every time any head of state visits, you always find the Government busy finding the money...
View ArticleHelp for Bethesda Basic
Dear Editor, I wish to commend Mercedes Allen-Bunsie, principal of Bethesda Basic School in Port Antonio, Portland, and her team for the excellent work they have been doing at the school over the...
View ArticleFlashing lights; going nowhere
Dear Editor, Can someone from the police force please explain to us, the travelling motorists, the reason behind the use of the flashing blue lights on their patrol vehicles during the day and night by...
View ArticleHighlight the new SMART politicians
Dear Editor, I continue to watch Jamaica's challenge in finding leaders that young people can look up to. I notice from time to time there are positive articles and features about our politicians from...
View ArticleCan't give health system basket to carry water
Dear Editor, It is no secret that the promise of free education and free health care won the election for Bruce Golding and the Jamaica Labour Party in the 2007 General Election. Then, having been...
View ArticleAmbush at Stadium
Dear Editor, If I had wanted to denigrate Digicel, I could not have done a better job than they did themselves in the incident involving Michael O'Hara in the "Be Extraordinary" incident on the final...
View ArticleWe must condemn the attack on Young Jamaica
Dear Editor, The attack on a group from the Jamaica Labour Party youth arm, Young Jamaica, by alleged People's National Party supporters is a retrograde step. Such action is indicative of threats to...
View ArticleUnderstanding the KC tears
Dear Editor, Many people in the National Stadium on Saturday could not understand why Kingston College (KC) athletes cried openly after the championship was over. And many could not understand why KC...
View ArticleChamps 2015 was a success
Dear Editor, It was very good to see Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller; sports minister, Natalie Neita-Headley; Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites, and other dignitaries chanting their support...
View ArticleLet's be safe, not sorry
Dear Editor, The recent crash of flight 9525 in the French Alps has brought into sharp focus the issues of pilot screening for fitness. The aviation industry has not been the same since September 11,...
View ArticleHow many people to handle the fire?
How many members of this Administration does it take to solve the Riverton fire? One to deny and demand proof that there was really a fire, since there's no existence of it now. One to say that the...
View ArticleBuild a permanent pump house at Riverton
Dear Editor, After experiencing a major fire every nine months in 10 years, it is obvious that a permanent pump house -- with its own generator -- must be built on the Riverton dump. The sea water is...
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