Let's resolve to unite around this greatness
Dear Editor, I want to start by saying congratulations to the entire Jamaican athletics team and the coaching staff that went to Beijing, China, for the recent World Championships. What we saw taking...
View ArticleAward OJ to Francis and Mills
Dear Editor, Coaching is the first step on the road to success. It is perfected by specialists like Glen Mills and Stephen Francis. Our athletes could not have perfected their skills without these...
View ArticleOpen the gates to our Jamaican DNA... from Syria
Dear Editor, Millions of Syrian citizens, including well-educated professionals, are now in a desperate state — homeless, shelterless, refugees frantically seeking a new life for themselves and their...
View ArticleThank you, 'Money Talk Hackathon'
Dear Editor, In appreciation of the Ministry of Youth and Culture's immense contribution to national development, unparalleled patriotism, loyalty to democratic ideals, and basic principles of good...
View ArticlePay cops fortnightly, reduce temptation
Dear Editor, When will the Government find a solution to the police corruption problem? Are they even entertaining suggestions to solving the problem? If they are, then I have one. Why does the...
View ArticleMake Beijing 2015 more than a show
Dear Editor, In watching the opening ceremony of the IAAF World Championships, I was awe-struck by the Chinese performance. Beijing was splendidly showcased and reflected, the many thousand man-hours...
View ArticleEnforce punishment, harshly
Dear Editor, With much concern about penalties for crimes affecting our nation, I propose that penalties for crimes be imposed speedily, and that defenders of criminals who employ delay tactics be...
View ArticleSometimes we should 'follow fashion'
Dear Editor, Noel Mitchell letter to the editor, in the Monday, August 31, 2015 issue, is quite right that the Government seems to be promoting coal-fired power plants at JAMALCO and — although he...
View ArticleWhy so PC, Minister?
Dear Editor, I don't always agree with Minister Ronald Thwaites, but the comment he made recently that parents shouldn't send "leggo beast" children to school was taken way out of context. I see people...
View ArticleUWI and others need to be serious about rainwater harvesting
Dear Editor, With the country facing one of the most serious droughts in the last 20 years, there is a need for renewed focus to be placed on the issue of rainwater harvesting to ensure that, when the...
View ArticleGet rid of false-start rule before Olympics
Dear Editor, We have seen in the recent World Championships that a number of athletes had false-started and were very disappointed. And who feels it certainly knows it; and we also feel it for them. It...
View ArticleNot so!
Dear Editor, Your report, titled 'Education access policy discriminatory -- Holness' carried in the Wednesday, September 2, 2015 edition of the Observer claims erroneously that the minister and...
View ArticleMore success for Team Jamaica
Dear Editor, What an amazing swelling of national pride that all Jamaicans must now be feeling on account of our heroic athletes on the track and in the field. They have all done well, and we are all...
View ArticleVouchers, credit cards make back-to-school happen
Dear Editor, Credit dependence has fast become the economic norm for most Jamaican households these days, and it does not come cheap. The cost of credit in Jamaica is very high, but many of us have...
View ArticleNo more hero devaluation
Dear Editor, For years, there have been calls to make Bob Marley a national hero for his musical exploits. The performance of our athletes in recent times has now spurred calls by many to make some of...
View ArticleExamine law school access
Dear Editor, The Norman Manley Law School (NMLS) is the premier legal body knighted with the responsibility to provide legal education and training in Jamaica and other relevant territories. It must be...
View ArticleFather, forgive me, for I have sinned
Dear Editor, I am generally reluctant to express my views on religious matters, but I was livid when I read the headline 'Pope Francis says all priests can forgive women who've had abortions'. Although...
View ArticleThwaites should resign
Dear Editor, What is the definition of "leggo beast"? Is it the children of the poorer class of people who are disenfranchised and society has condemned? The kids who were raised walking barefoot in...
View ArticleIs this the JLP's idea of foreign relations?
Dear Editor, I see the Opposition Leader and his spokesperson continue to publicly push the cause of a convicted sexual child offender, regardless of the name which the convict chooses to attach to the...
View ArticleSenator for life?
Dear Editor, A Gleaner article dated July 15, 2015, titled 'Malahoo Forte touted as next St James JLP candidate, Senator Meadows cries foul' has inadvertently confused a former senator. I am not sure...
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