Future seems dim
Dear Editor, I am about to start university at the end of next month and as a young person witnessing the living and breathing reality of limited opportunities for my generation, in terms of job...
View ArticleHandle licence plates mess 'with one stone'
Dear Editor, Out of a fear of getting a ticket for "obscure licence plates" I decided to replace them. It took me six months waiting time. That's the definition of inefficiency. Could the shortage be...
View ArticleModel officers at Grange Hill Police Station
Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the hard-working, professional, and committed police officers who are attached to the Grange Hill Police Station and whom I have...
View ArticleIMF must see to it Gov't pays locals
Dear Sir, The Government of Jamaica has bought back the debt from the Venezuelan Government at a discounted price and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given it its stamp of approval. What...
View ArticleWe need to address homelessness
Dear Editor, Each time I see a street person I see a human being. Some are on the street as a result of their past decisions, whereas others had no choice in their circumstance. These people have...
View ArticleHas PNP HQ become a JLP colony?
Dear Editor, What does the People's National Party (PNP) represent these days? The PNP of today is failing to address the plight of the working class and the tens of thousands of Jamaicans who are...
View ArticleDoes Gov't consider NWC engineers incompetent?
Dear Editor, I note with alarm the amount of US$42.5 million to be paid to the Israeli company Miya to reduce the system losses of the National Water Commission (NWC). To do so requires the mapping of...
View ArticleHolness fails at history
Dear Editor, I read the leader of Opposition's Emancipation Message and must confess my disappointment. I find it extremely disheartening to learn that one who had at one time served this country as...
View Article'Jezebel' remark rehash much ado about nothing
Dear Editor, Coming out of the recent meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the People's National Party (PNP), we are told that there was a robust discussion regarding the membership of...
View ArticleReconnect to Emancipation history
Dear Editor, Emancipation Day 2015 is now behind us, and by now we must have realised that there is a disconnect between the historical significance of the day and most Jamaicans. Interestingly, this...
View ArticleGood going, JCDC
Dear Editor, Please allow me to state categorically how pleased I am with the revamp of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission. This year's celebrations and activities plan has been presented in a...
View ArticleFreedom of speech, but 'cock mout' kill cock'
Dear Editor, Robert J Samuelson wrote: "Free speech [writings] is not speech you agree with, uttered by someone you admire. It's speech you find stupid, selfish, dangerous, uninformed or threatening,...
View ArticleService without protection
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Constabulary Force is mourning the loss of a number of their members who died both on and off duty in less than three weeks. The tragedy of woman constable Crystal Thomas, who...
View ArticleHuman trafficking has no place in a modern-day world
Dear Editor, Trafficking in persons is a significant crime and a grave violation of human rights. Trafficking is often overlooked by many countries since this scourge tends to happen to those who are...
View ArticleSend Gordon-Webley back to NSWMA
Dear Editor, The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), so often accused of being run in a corrupt manner, left no doubts regarding the validity of accusations of mismanagement when the...
View ArticleVictor J Walsh for medal of bravery
Dear Editor, I would like to make a recommendation to the National Heroes Day Awards Committee that Victor J Walsh be honoured posthumously with the Medal of Bravery for serving in the Jamaica Fire...
View ArticleBleeding hearts and crime
Dear Editor, The latest upsurge of crime in Jamaica has fanned the raging debate on what measures should be introduced to stem it. Understandably, some believe in the quick- fix, no-holds-barred...
View ArticleThe threat of ganja
I would like to add my voice concerning the wide and free use of marijuana in our society. I believe the Government should be well aware of the havoc freely smoking ganja has caused. It is also...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court has overstepped
Dear Editor, The recent 5-4 decision of the US Supreme Court to recognise same-sex marriages has generated worldwide debate. Some have claimed that this decision is a victory for human rights. World...
View ArticleCome again, Holness
Dear Editor, I read an article published in the Observer on July 30, 2015, where the Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness said that, if his party returns to power, his Government will establish two...
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