Roads to development
Dear Editor,“The road to development for a country, is the development of its roads.” This is a statement that I have heard for quite some time now and, until recently, I just assumed it referred to...
View ArticleYoung voters, get on board!
Dear Editor, As the country’s general election fast approaches, both of Jamaica’s major political parties are engaged in the customary dissemination of their programmes and policies from party...
View ArticleI am a Jamaican first!
Dear Editor, I am a Jamaican before I am any “P”. Much of my success, and what I am today was built on the shoulders of those who came before me and paved the way. I am tired of hearing our political...
View ArticleReady, set, vote!
Dear Editor, One of my grandchildren was on radio recently telling the host why he will not vote. I cringed as I heard him repeat the old mule tune that he is not inspired by any of the two parties. He...
View ArticleUnfortunate comments from G2K; seek knowledge
The following is an open statement to Matthew Samuda, president, Generation 2000 (G2K): The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) notes the article which appeared in the Jamaica Observer on November...
View ArticleRubbish, Robert Montague!
Dear Editor, Oh, dear Lord, into what fresh hell of madness has Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Chairman Robert Montague plunged us? This man, who I hitherto regarded as sound, came close to shocking the...
View ArticleQuestions for Andrew Holness
Dear Editor, The Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness has laid out his 10-point plan for “prosperity”, and I have a few questions for him: 1. How is it that at the end of the Jamaica Labour Party’s...
View ArticleThe PNP does not have legs to stand on!
Dear Editor, A political party seeking to solicit the support and vote of the electorate must have legs to stand on. Among the hallmarks of a good and respectable political administration are...
View ArticleAncestral bones mustn’t be treated like sticks and stones
Dear Editor, Over the past few days we have been trying really hard to negotiate an entry into a conversation with Mona Heritage Committee at the University of the West Indies and the Archaeological...
View ArticleUsain Bolt’s future race against time
Dear Editor, The 29-year-old double Olympic gold medallist and record holder, Usain St Leo Bolt, is looking forward to break his 200m record set at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin in a time of...
View ArticleEnd female genital mutilation!
Dear Editor, Recently, February 6, the international community paused to acknowledge the International Day for Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. Female genital mutilation is the ritualistic...
View ArticleJa is between the devil and the deep blue sea
Dear Editor, Where do we stand as a nation? Are we still standing between the devil and the deep blue sea in terms of this unbeatable crime problem? The most popular news item we are hearing these...
View ArticleTime to end gun and garrison
Dear Editor, The National Democratic Movement (NDM) regrets the senseless loss of lives as a result of tribal, garrison and gun-style politics. The NDM reminds the people that it was just a few months...
View ArticleDivision cannot take us into the promised land
Dear Editor, A nation divided against itself cannot stand! The monster of division in the spirit of slave master Willie Lynch to divide and rule has plagued our politics since the 70s. It has taken us...
View ArticleWe are where we are because of politics
Dear Editor, My hope that good sense wouldn’t wither passed away peacefully as the prime minister and People’s National Party (PNP) leader stirred up the election train. The excitement blocked a public...
View ArticleMichael Manley was ahead of his time
Dear Editor, Michael Manley is arguably the best prime minister Jamaica has produced. This national treasure was truly an international leader in his own right — up there with the very best of them. I...
View ArticleCrime rears its head
Dear Editor, I am deeply saddened by the horrific incident that took place in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, on Sunday. I am terribly devastated by this unfortunate and senseless incident that has...
View ArticleThe what to life?
Dear Editor, The letter came from the St Catherine district prison (as it was called then in the 1980s) and from a man on death row. I was then the pastor of the Phillippo Circuit of Baptist Churches....
View ArticleGood thing there’s no white history month
Dear Editor, Even though Black History Month is one of the most depressing months of the year, and is certainly not a month I look forward to, I must say I am relieved that there is not a white history...
View ArticleTerm limits now!
Dear Editor, When Trinidad and Tobago’s former prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, amended her country’s constitution last August, to allow term limits for that office, it was roundly condemned by...
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