IMF borrowing is not the answer
Dear Editor, There are those who claim to have glimpsed a light at the end of our economic tunnel. But chances are it is a light from the approaching austerity train. Austerity brought the Greek...
View ArticleDivest the NWC
Dear Editor, In light of our perennial drought problem and the seeming lack of will, ability, or competence of our governments and the relevant agency, the National Water Commission (NWC), to take the...
View ArticleWater problem needs innovation
Dear Editor, Crisis in the water sector is not new to Jamaica. However, solving them will require innovative thinking. Unlike Jamaica, in Singapore water is a scarce commodity. But they have a growing...
View ArticleGov't should be ashamed!
Dear Editor, The crisis in the city, where citizens are getting water service for hours three days a weeks, is a shameful situation. Jamaicans have been saddled with a government that is only concerned...
View ArticleJ'can media appear biased
Dear Editor: My job is to follow media in the Caribbean and report trends for a US Think Tank. Media everywhere have their agenda; however, it is more transparent in the US. I don't have to guess the...
View ArticleThey might as well join the PNP
Dear Editor, Somehow, I don't think the news that Joan Gordon-Webley has decided to leave the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and join the People's National Party (PNP) should come as a shock to most. Like...
View ArticleTell us the true story, NWC!
Dear Editor, We are in a very bad situation with our water supply in Kingston, and people are not being given information to be able to do their part. Why is the National Water Commission not using the...
View ArticleChinese are buying up Jamaican properties
Dear Editor, Dr Caroline Cooper brought out the most important story for a long while. Whether we turn a blind eye or we play hypocrites, it is staring us in the face — the increased property and...
View ArticleWhy are people upset?
Dear Editor, Why should Joan Gordon-Webley, a former member of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), not have the right in a democracy such as ours to apply for membership in the People's National Party...
View ArticleSuch an asinine position, Mr Misick
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to Mr Charles Washington Misick, finance minister of the TCI. Dear Sir, If you managed to fool the Jamaica Observer into believing that you did not mean it when you...
View ArticleAirport anger
Dear Editor, I am venting my disappointment and disgust at the treatment I received at the Norman Manley International Airport on a recent visit to Kingston. My trip was by no means pleasant or planned...
View ArticleCongrats, Minister Nicholson
Dear Editor, OK! So Minister Nicholson asked a pointed question -- who is this man, is he a king? -- to which some people who consider the question to be unfortunate have taken him to task. That, of...
View ArticleAn economy in employment ruin
Dear Editor, Scanning through the employment classifieds in our local newspapers, a logical mind will realise the numerous employment shams seeking to mislead and take advantage of naïve minds. Various...
View ArticleAnother JLP tragedy?
Dear Editor, The selection to fill the void created by the resignation of the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) elder statesman, Dr Ken Baugh, is slowly morphing into another JLP tragedy with accusations...
View ArticleThanks, US!
Dear Editor, A recent Sunday Observer news story written by Vernon Davidson stated that the United States' Government, principally through the Department of State's International Narcotics and Law...
View ArticleGun battle against crime
Dear Editor, In the aftermath of the killing of nine African-Americans by alleged suspect Dylann Roof, a young lady remarked that her mother always said, "God allows what he hates to accomplish what he...
View ArticleThey don't think us 'smart' enough for a referendum
Dear Editor, It was not long ago that the Scottish Independence referendum was in the spotlight with the populace deciding to stay with the United Kingdom, and we as Jamaicans asked ourselves, why not...
View ArticleThe real tragedy in St Catherine West Central
Dear Editor, The letter to the editor published in the July 9, 2015 edition of the Daily Observer, entitled 'St Catherine West Central needs a Ken Baugh' by Jasmine Phinn is clearly an attempt at...
View ArticleI thought it was a good thing people didn't see us as poor
Dear Editor, Jamaica's Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips is off to the Third International Conference for Financing and Development in Ethiopia. I understand that one of the issues that he will be...
View ArticleShame on you, Cde Delano Franklyn
Dear Editor, The recent comments posted on Facebook by long-time PNP Comrade Delano Franklyn regarding the approval of membership for Joan Gordon-Webley by the executive of the People's National Party...
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