Jamaica on top!
Dear Editor, It’s world news! I am shocked that such a crucial important news item was not on the front page of local newspaper and lead in electronic media: Jamaica came out on top as the Best...
View ArticleWarning to principals, school board chairs
The recent arrest of the 51-year-old principal of an undisclosed school in Jamaica by detectives of the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch — attached to the Crime Investigation...
View ArticleA church quiet
Dear Editor, I sat down thinking, how do people in some of our church hierarchy remain quiet on some matters and vocal on the others. Certain moral issues will cause these righteous folk to take up...
View ArticleI cry for MoBay
Dear Editor, I wish to vent my disgust from a recent visit to my home city, Montego Bay. Few people know that MoBay was granted city status in the 50s, and since then it has grown beyond expectations,...
View ArticleWindies need to stop talking
We ought to be positive and optimistic in whatever we set out to do, but I have a message for the current West Indies team. I am asking them, please, to stop counting the chickens before they are...
View ArticleWe love Jamaica, but we’re voting with our feet
The vast majority of Jamaicans are loyal to their homeland, this piece of rock. When we migrate, we long for home. We want to return to build that big house and show off our success. Whether we go to...
View ArticleGov’t should consider Christmas bonuses for teachers
Miracles do happen at Christmas, including virgin births. As the bells rang out on Christmas Day, the Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites should have broadcast a surprise goodwill package for...
View ArticleHelp wrongdoers to change in 2016
Dear Editor, The year 2015 has been filled with tragedies that we don’t want to repeat in 2016. Foremost on the list is the shedding of innocent blood, particularly the blood of our children. There’s a...
View ArticleMake flashing headlights illegal
Dear Editor, Headlight flashing, also known as optical horn, is commonly used as a warning to other drivers of speed traps in many countries. In some countries, it is illegal. In Jamaica, it is routine...
View ArticleGlad politics didn’t spoil Christmas
Dear Editor, As a member of the Diaspora, I was somewhat relieved that the general election wasn’t called this year. Judging from the tribal nature and polarisation of the country’s politics, this...
View ArticleWhy target only white racists and imperialists?
Dear Editor, Oxford University is now under pressure to remove all honours to Cecil Rhodes, that British explorer whose name is associated with the Rhodes scholarship with which many of us in this...
View ArticleSay we pass the 100th IMF test, then what?
Dear Editor, I’m a simple man and I have a few simple questions to which I crave answers. We’ve been taking and passing International Monetary Fund (IMF) tests for the entirety of the duration of this...
View ArticleA better solution wouldn’t have ‘killed’ Christmas
Dear Editor, As one reflects on the holiday period just passed it is with some level of disappointment for a lot of young entrepreneurs, mainly those who contribute heavily to the entertainment sector...
View ArticleKSAC allowing HWT to crumble
I am disgusted at the manner in which the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has allowed the Half-Way-Tree urban area to degenerate into an urban dungle. The bus stop at Brooklyn Supermarket, on...
View ArticlePoor and indequate water service
The National Water Commission’s service and customer service is beyond poor. It is woefully inadequate and no one in authority has been able to provide customers with adequate information. The entire...
View ArticleHighway success!
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate this Government for its continued stewardship of the nation’s highway system, following up on the initial plans of the former Prime Minister P J...
View Article4 years of bad PNP governance
Dear Editor, The People’s National Party just celebrated their fourth year in office. For many Jamaicans like myself, we are not impressed with the People’s National Party’s (PNP) governance style....
View ArticleGetting it right for 2016
Dear Editor, In building a brighter Jamaica to showcase all the beauty we have, getting it right in 2016 should be our priority. Owing to the fact that our glow and fame on the international scene has...
View ArticleFixing Jamaica’s economy in 2016
Dear Editor, As we come to the end of another year, it is critical that we take time to reflect on our economic mistakes, examine achievements and plan the way forward. According to the report...
View Article’Twas the night before...
’TWAS the night before the new year, when all through Jamaica’s politics was stirring up trouble... The country’s pockets were hung by the IMF, in hopes that foreigners would soon invest; The citizens...
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