Beware what we teach in the name of religion
Dear Editor, I take issue with the manner in which some religious books are used for instruction. There are books used by various faiths that tell tales of violence, adultery, incest, buggery, sodomy,...
View ArticlePuffing away with impunity
It is not my intention to enter into the debate as to whether or not the decriminalisation of marijuana is a positive or a negative move for our country. However, I would like to state my utter dismay...
View ArticleWhy the haste with the merger?
Dear Editor, Recently it was announced that the merger between Cable & Wireless Communications (LIME) and Columbus Communications (Flow) had been completed. This is a mere five months since the...
View ArticleUse unclaimed funds to assist the public health service
Dear Editor, I notice that talks are ongoing between the finance and the industry investment and commerce ministries regarding the use of unclaimed funds in financial institutions. I have no objections...
View ArticleGov't taking easy way out with sugar cess, missing opportunities
Dear Editor, I can't understand what all the fuss is about with the proposed tax on refined sugar. The manufacturers want to have their cake and eat it too. None of them is importing refined sugar for...
View ArticleMissed a teachable moment, Derrick Smith
Dear Editor, On Sunday morning Jamaicans were greeted with the horrible news of the tragic suspected murder/suicide in the garden parish of St Ann of two young policemen. From the sketchy information...
View ArticleUS merger vs Jamaica merger
Dear Editor, It is good that finally some of us are seeing the light on how mergers can affect us. Six American senators are urging the United States Government to reject the proposed merger between...
View ArticleHealth sector nightmare
Dear Editor, The following is an open letter to the Prime Minister of Jamaica Portia Simpson Miller: Is it that our country has lost so much pride, so much belief in self, and so much decency that we...
View ArticleHappy Mother's Day, 'Baltimore moms'!
Dear Editor, I have unreservedly fallen in love with the "Baltimore mother" who slapped the living daylights out of her recalcitrant 16-year-old wannabe violent protester son on Monday, April 27, at...
View ArticleEvidence hiding?
Dear Editor, Before the Tivoli Commission of Enquiry went on yet another break, there were reports in the media that the commission heard submissions in relation to information/evidence of a 'sensitive...
View ArticleWhat's this I hear on the radio?
Dear Editor: I was listening to FAME FM on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, when I heard the following at 7:46 am: "She said get inside of me," and "especially when I go down on her". This apparently from the...
View ArticleLessons in Baltimore blaze for Jamaica
Dear Editor, The city of Baltimore is divided between the wealthy west and poor east. So another case of police abuse, this time resulting in the spinal injury of a black arrestee who later died, has...
View ArticleGender talk must impact DNA laws
Dear Editor, The world continues to change at a rapid pace. In some regards, the change which is unfolding in front of our eyes is very much frightening, while on the other hand change, in and of...
View ArticleThe mentally ill in custody get legal aid
Dear Editor, In February 2014, an inter-ministerial process was initiated to address the situation relating to mentally ill persons who are held in the correctional system. The Civil Procedure Rules of...
View ArticleNeeded: A health minister
Dear Editor, It is with deep sadness and regret that I announce the passing of the People's National Party's ability to administer health care to the people of Jamaica. For more than three years the...
View ArticleMaking it 'rain' on a gyrating child
Dear Editor, There is a clip circulating on social media of a child, about five years old, gyrating. There are moments where people gather around, many of them adults, who at times are seen giving her...
View ArticleMinister Kellier is half right on sugar cess
Dear Editor, Minister Derrick Kellier's suggestion to impose a cess at the time of importation of sugar is the only solution that will correct the problem relating to dishonest importers. On the other...
View ArticleRemove youth portfolio from Hanna
Dear Editor, I am calling on our prime minister to remove the youth portfolio from the stewardship of Minister Lisa Hanna. The youth portfolio can easily and naturally be attached to the Ministry of...
View ArticleOh, ye ignorant race!
Dear Editor, It was indeed a great honour to host the president of the United States, if only for a night. This might just give other Caribbean islands another reason to be even more jealous of us....
View ArticleGood JII showing, but...
Dear Editor, The staging of the Jamaica International Invitational track meet -- a "proud part of the IAAF World Challenge Meets" --at the Jamaica National Stadium is a positive move towards developing...
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