T'eif and more t'eif!
Dear Editor, Please allow me to vent my disgust about the way thieves who are known in a community continue to be allowed to get away with the wrongs they commit, and no one will come forward to tell...
View ArticleJamaican Gov't should speak up for Buju
Dear Editor, The news that the US Federal prosecutors dropped the gun charge against international reggae star Buju Banton was bittersweet. The prosecutors only agreed to drop the charge if and only if...
View ArticleBackwardness holding Jamaica back
Dear Editor, On my last visit to Jamaica, I failed to receive some monies which I thought would have been set aside for me. Therefore, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 I visited my local financial...
View ArticleThese US$ price tags
Dear Editor, The last I heard the only legal tender in Jamaica is the Jamaican dollar. If that remains true, how is it that some businesses are allowed to advertise goods and services while quoting...
View ArticleCareful how we pray for rain
Dear Editor, The fires in the Blue Mountains burned for two weeks. This is unfortunate for a number of reasons. Coffee takes years to reach full production. The impact on that industry will be felt for...
View ArticleFrench debt cancellation no victory for reparations
Dear Editor, It has now been reported that the Government of France has cancelled the debts owed to it by Haiti. Now, while those who have been pushing for reparations from Europe for the so-called...
View ArticleTelecoms struggle
Dear Editor, Recently, Minister Phillip Paulwell engaged the University of the West Indies (UWI) to conduct an islandwide survey on behalf of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining to...
View ArticleRoll back the passport hike!
Dear Editor, The bad news has been widespread. The nation has been hit with another price increase for identification documents. The costs to obtain a passport, to renew and replace a passport have...
View ArticlePlaying the wage negotiations dice
Dear Editor, It is a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation for Government in its continued and confrontational wage increase contract negotiations with public sector workers. In fairness to...
View ArticleMake crime reduction an IMF target
Dear Editor, Let's indulge ourselves for a fleeting moment in a thought outside the box, a pinch of logic, and a dash of common sense. We all agree that crime is an inhibitor to Jamaica's economic...
View ArticleNE Pryced, SE 'parched'
Dear Editor, I am moved to write this letter after reading a Daily Observer article of May 18, 2015 titled 'State of fire services triggers alarm in St Elizabeth'. I beg to differ. It is perhaps the...
View ArticleFocus on attitude to child abuse
Dear Editor, We must fast-track child abuse cases through the courts. The real problem, however, is our attitude towards child abuse. We have so much love for a foetus and then we effectively "abort"...
View ArticleDon't point all fingers at alcohol, many other reasons for crashes
Dear Editor, I read with interest a recent article about curbing drinking and driving. Though the efforts of the National Road Safety Council are commendable, it is important to note that the...
View ArticleLabour Day has lost its significance
Dear Editor, The pride and joy residents generally display in Labour Day projects has decreased significantly over the years. Ten years ago, residents would be seen all over the island doing what they...
View ArticleDump on Negril beach
Dear Editor, Allow me to express my candid concern and deep disgust about the public beach located behind the craft market in Negril. The current condition of this public facility can only be described...
View ArticleCOCKPIT COUNTRY: What we know now
Dear Editor, The University of the West Indies, Jamaica Environment Trust, Water Resources Authority (under the Ministry of Water and Housing) and others now know the full extent of the importance of...
View ArticleKudos to Horace Gordon and Jonathan Grant Acting Society
At this time, when our teachers are clamouring for a more substantive offer in their salaries and emoluments from the Government of Jamaica, there is one young teacher who is making a huge difference...
View ArticleWho is advising Chanderpaul?
Dear Editor, Shivnarine Chanderpaul was never the most articulate of players, an observation that I made during an exchange with him in Antigua in 1997 when the West indies entertained New Zealand....
View ArticleWith hasty Gov’t, wishy-washy Opposition, give us referendum
Dear Editor, I endorse the Jamaica Observer editorial of Friday, May 22, 2015 entitled, 'A referendum should settle the CCJ controversy'. Well stated! I have been leaning towards the Caribbean Court of...
View ArticleDon't try a fast one in Cockpit Country!
Dear Editor, As a citizen of the Cockpit Country, I am fuming mad about the way the Government is pussyfooting with a solid response in handling the situation concerning bauxite exploitation in the...
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