Babies found: We can't be silent!
Dear Editor, Do you remember a time when the buzz line was "the children are our future"? A time when we were taught to protect our young and sustain our prized commodity, human resource? Clearly,...
View ArticleBye, bye, shift system
Dear Editor, I note the Government's recent decision to begin the phase-out of the dual shift system in Jamaican schools. Further analysis has caused me to realise that this decision, in fact, proves...
View ArticleDon't stop the 77-year PNP progress
Dear Editor, This weekend the People's National Party (PNP) will be having their annual conference and will celebrate their 77th birthday. I would like to say, Happy Birthday, and long may you be in...
View ArticleLloyd B's folly
Dear Editor, The folly of being a practising journalist and a politician has finally caught up with Lloyd B Smith. Is he going to live by the tenets of his profession or bury his head in the sand along...
View ArticleEducate workers on their rights
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to the Minister of Labour Derrick Kellier: Why is it not mandatory that companies inform workers/employees of their rights under the labour laws when they are...
View ArticleCaricom should aid refugees
Dear Editor, The majority of people who constitute the Caribbean region's 30-plus-million present-day inhabitants can directly trace their genetic heritage to people who, no doubt, came to these shores...
View ArticleStop grand announcements
Dear Editor, It appears that the media continues to fancy grand announcements. It is simply unacceptable that one person or entity can state publicly that they have hundreds of million, and sometimes...
View ArticleSpeak up, consumers!
Dear Editor, Over the past few months, there have been many changes to businesses and government services that have brought into focus the need for improved consumer advocacy. We have seen the...
View ArticleScreen police applicants rigorously
Dear Editor, The case of the policeman who was shot by a security guard after attempting to rob a citizen in St Elizabeth is an indication of the poor judgement of those who screen police officers....
View ArticlePNP looking more like the JLP these days
Dear Editor, The long-established perception that the public has of the People's National Party (PNP) as being an organisation that can manage its internal affairs in a civilised and respectable manner...
View ArticleBunting is right!
Dear Editor, As a minister of religion, I am in full agreement with Minister of National Security Peter Bunting's statement that "the church taking a stand against lottery scamming". Personally, the...
View ArticleIncumbents found wanting
Dear Editor, The implosion now taking place in the People's National Party (PNP) can be attributed to the actions or lack thereof from the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (PNP). Had the JLP presented...
View ArticleBeware an irrational electorate
Dear Editor, Unless the People's National Party 'brains trust' has a collective death wish, it ought to consider very seriously the views of your columnist Christopher Burns in his The Agenda piece on...
View ArticleCan the NDM be a game-changer in the next election?
Dear Editor, On August 19, 2015, Dorothy Pine-McLarty, chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, stated that Jamaica would require $1.2 billion and three months of preparation for an election....
View ArticleOur waning appetite for science
Dear Editor, There seems to be disproportionately greater favour being shown to the commercial and financial sectors as it relates to career opportunities, sponsorships, training, and secondary school...
View ArticleHolness — the Caribbean's Obama
Dear Editor, I was very happy I take the time and endure the New York traffic to hear Andrew Holness speak at the Medgar Evers College. If his speech and presence is anything to go by, Jamaica has the...
View ArticleKern Spencer should have no public place
Dear Editor, Whether Kern Spencer was misquoted, as he now claims, in regard to his returning to representational politics, I for one would not be surprised if he were to try. Ours is now a country...
View ArticleCable company attacks while nation sleeps
Dear Editor, Our nation seems to be sleeping always while the ardent inconsiderable companies seize the opportunity to give inferior services and charge more money. Have we not noticed the latest move...
View ArticleThe curious case of St Elizabeth NE
Dear Editor, Just as I was clear in my mind to participate in the next general election, the situation in St Elizabeth North Eastern hit the news. I will declare that I attended a Rotary function at...
View ArticleNo First-World Jamaica
Dear Editor, The Vision 2030 for Jamaica is baffling. According to investopedia: "First-World countries have stable currencies and robust financial markets, making them attractive to investors from all...
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