Clarification on the status of patent for the composition and method for...
Dear Editor, There have been many discussions in the public space in recent times regarding the issuing of a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the composition and...
View ArticleMore than just ramps
Dear Editor, I had difficulty finding a piece of legislation that outlines building codes for the specific issue I am about to discuss, so today I'm writing under the assumption that there is such a...
View ArticleLicence plate disgrace
Dear Editor, The Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ) recently announced a shortage of licence plates across the island with absolutely no timeline regarding when the stock will be replenished. Numerous...
View ArticleJenner is not brave; he has a mental disorder
Dear Editor, Social media is still buzzing with images, memes, videos, and posts after Bruce Jenner's public announcement to identify as a woman, Caitlyn. Many lauded him for his courage, others...
View ArticleStreamline holidays
Dear Editor, The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has advised that Emancipation Day, which falls on a Saturday this year, will be celebrated on that day and not on the following Monday as...
View ArticleWell done, Boyz! Be quiet, naysayers!
All over social media I am seeing comments blasting our Reggae Boyz for not knowing the national anthem. I am not sure what some Jamaicans were watching, but from where I stood I did not see anything...
View ArticleSOS from Bethel Gap!
Dear Editor, I have been speaking with my friend who lives in Bethel Gap, Cedar Valley PO, St Thomas, about the drought conditions and lack of sufficient water, and this has made me very concerned for...
View ArticleGive police Smarter Cards
Dear Editor, In light of the brutal murder of woman police Crystal Thomas, head of the State-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Garnet Roper has urged police officers to capitalise on free...
View ArticleCould he be joking this time again?
Dear Editor, The Commissioner of Police Dr Carl Williams said: "We also want to, hopefully, get an amendment to the Bail Act, so that even persons who are not charged for criminal offences can be...
View ArticleQuestions for local banks
Dear Editor, I write to enquire as to why Jamaicans who are US citizens or legal permanent residents cannot obtain mortgages from banks of building societies to purchase homes in the United States or...
View ArticleOur future depends on much
Dear Editor, I read the recent piece by attorney-at-law Linton P Gordon, 'The future is technology in the hands of our youth', and wish to highlight these interesting observations made by him in the...
View ArticleWhy not desalination?
Dear Editor, There have been varied, interesting responses in the press to the response of our water administrators to our annually 'celebrated' water woes. Some headlines I have seen are 'Wanted: A...
View ArticleOur children deserve better!
Dear Editor, I read with concern the Daily Observer story about a mother whose brother was abusing her daughter among other abuse suffered by this juvenile. The mother was let off with a slap on the...
View ArticleIMF-ise the crime problem
Dear Editor, It now appears, based on the many confident pronouncements made from both inside and outside of Jamaica, that the Jamaican economy is on the mend. The fact that we have been passing the...
View ArticleWe either want good representation or we don't
Dear Editor, The recent protest against Jamaica Labour Party caretaker for the Trafalgar Division, Fabian Brown, by the very people he seeks to represent in the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation is...
View ArticleThanks, JASL
Dear Editor, This is an open letter of appreciation and thanks to Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL): I think JASL does an amazing job at what they do. After being diagnosed with HIV in June at a...
View ArticleProud people don't beg!
Dear Editor, It is very interesting that the slogan for this year's Independence celebrations is "Proud and Free! Jamaica 53!" Either it is easy for us to keep up this pretence that were are indeed a...
View ArticleOur children deserve better!
Dear Editor, I read with concern the Daily Observer story about a mother whose brother was abusing her daughter among other abuse suffered by this juvenile. The mother was let off with a slap on the...
View ArticleAbsent MPs disrespect Jamaicans
Dear Editor, Too many Jamaican members of parliament (MPs), who have taken on the responsibility of the legislature, seem to have lost their fervour to serve for one reason or another. Some of our...
View ArticleYes, we are 'Proud and Free'
Dear Editor, In response to a letter to the editor published in the Daily Observer on July 30, 2015, titled 'Proud people don't beg', I would like to express my disdain in hearing someone speak so...
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