Move with the times, PM
Dear Editor, I refer to the article in the Sunday Observer of November 25 highlighting the prime minister's address to the National Executive Council. I found the contents of her address very...
View ArticleA possible AIDS vaccine
Dear Editor, The Institute of IrsiCaixa AIDS Research, in collaboration with researchers from the National Research Council (CSIC) and the University of Heidelberg (Germany), has come up with a...
View ArticleBelievers must decide where they stand
Dear Editor, I would like to include my two cents' worth on the preaching ban on public transport. Whenever a preacher boards public transport and decides to deliver God's message, I listen, even when...
View ArticleDelano – a tower of strength
Dear Editor,“Man's feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell.” Generation 2000 (G2K) continues to provide an invaluable service to Jamaica and to the Jamaica...
View ArticleTribute to Dave Brubeck
Dear Editor, Today lovers of jazz mourn the passing of a legendary jazz innovator, musician and band leader, Dave Brubeck. Gone at the ripe old age of 91, Dave has left his indelible iconic mark on...
View ArticleTrain dog owners
Dear Editor, We have to face the fact that dogs mirror their owners' behaviour. A calm, gentle and controlled owner usually reflects a calm, happy and disciplined dog. It is therefore vital that an...
View ArticleThe rights of children
Dear Editor, The deliberate shooting of a 14-year-old schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, in Pakistan's beautiful Swat Valley in October, has raised grave concerns throughout the world. This attack...
View ArticleCanine breeding industry needs urgent regulation
Dear Editor, Canine behaviour and ownership in Jamaica is topical again because of the killing of a young child by a "dangerous" dog in Linstead on December 4, 2012. Visceral responses, for and against...
View ArticleAre we awaiting another death by dogs?
Dear Editor, In light of the fatal pit bull attack in St Catherine on December 5, 2012, I write to reiterate sentiments expressed in a letter to your paper in March 2007. Aside from establishing the...
View ArticleWhere did Edmonson get his 'beating ideas'?
Dear Editor, I refer to the letter of December 5 by Norman Edmonson, "Corporal punishment an absolute necessity" I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Mr Edmonson argues that because of scarce...
View ArticleDon't spare the rod!
Dear Editor, I concur with Mrs Carlene McCalla-Francis that students can be slapped when they are out of line with the norm, especially when you have their interest at heart and wish for them to...
View ArticleKensington Primary is not harming students
Dear Editor, I would like to start off with a famous quote: "The higher the monkey climbs, the more his tail is exposed". I say this in reflecting on Kensington Primary School and how far the...
View ArticleDon't stress yourself at Christmas
Dear Editor, Christmas Day is fast approaching and the usual hustle and bustle are well under way. But with all this feverish activity there is always a price to pay. It is the price that can play...
View ArticleShame! Some child protectors are abusers!
Dear Editor, It is quite distressing how the state is treating our children - the people who are supposed to protect them are the same ones abusing them, while professing their love for them! When the...
View ArticleIn praise of David Brubeck and Keeble McFarlane
Dear Editor, Many times for one reason or another I come almost to the end of my tolerance with the Jamaica Observer. But just when I get exasperated with the newspaper, along comes a Saturday edition...
View ArticleCorporal punishment is not abuse
Dear Editor, I must admit that I have never met anyone who has complained about being abused as a result of being the recipient of corporal punishment in the classroom. I am somewhat of a gregarious...
View ArticleJ$ bad for business
Dear Editor, The private sector is quite concerned about the sliding dollar and the impact that it will have on the country. Naturally, they are concerned about the effect that it will have on their...
View ArticleSome foods are harmful to your health
Dear Editor, As consumers we have the right of choice, which is the fourth of eight consumer rights, approved and sanctioned by the United Nations, Consumers International and all consumer...
View ArticleSpeed up the drafting of laws
Dear Editor, While due care must be taken to ensure that proper laws are passed, it takes way too long in many instances for laws to be made in Jamaica. Recall just how long it took for our...
View ArticleCorporal punishment must be the last option
Dear Editor, According to the Oxford Dictionary, discipline is the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience. Unfortunately, too many...
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