We, the uncommitted, have spoken
Dear Editor, For the third-straight election the number of voters has fallen. The last election has seen, for the first time, more registered voters did not vote than those who did. This is in addition...
View ArticleStop ‘hog and goat’ behaviour
Dear Editor, It is with a heavy heart that I refer to my own people as hogs and goats. It is impossible to believe that forming a line is such a difficult task for some commuters, especially those who...
View ArticleFirst things first
Dear Editor, Five of us senior professionals, with more than three score and 10 years below each belt, and laden with degrees, diplomas, certificates, and barrels full of experience, have never seen...
View ArticleFerguson’s strong hold on St Thomas Eastern
Dear Editor, Dr Fenton Ferguson’s sixth victory in St Thomas Eastern has perhaps sealed his invincibility at the poll in this constituency. Ferguson went into this election at his lowest, tarnished by...
View ArticleSave ‘king sugar’
Dear Editor, The 2015/2016 sugar crop is 57 days old and major industry players seem to be a bit jittery. To say the industry is at a crossroads would be an understatement. It’s an industry that is in...
View ArticleCivil service ‘house-cleaning’
Dear Editor, It has almost become custom to carry out an exercise called “house-cleaning” with the change of Government; a sort of witch-hunt of people in posts in the public sector that are...
View ArticleThe issue of low voter turnout
Dear Editor, Now that the election is over, we can take a step back and look on some of the most glaring issues. Voter turnout will be close to the top of that list. It is generally assumed that low...
View ArticleHail Royston Johnson
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), its board of directors, members, management, staff and the wider agricultural sector reflect on the tremendous contribution made by the late...
View ArticlePolitics trumps statesmanship
Dear Editor, The Cabinet has been named, very small, very technical and, on the face of it, very good. One commends the placement of Ruel Reid as education minister and Dr Christopher Tufton as health...
View ArticleAbove $5m may get shafted!
Dear Editor, The new Administration of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), through Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Finance Minister Audley Shaw, have recommitted themselves to their campaign commitment...
View ArticleProsperity won’t come on a platter
Dear Editor, So a lot of unconventional things are happening in government these days, and most everyone is in a “let’s wait and see what happens” mode. I find that a tad worrying because, if we have...
View ArticleTime for a coalition government
Dear Editor,‘Tight Gov’t’ the Jamaica Observer headline recently screamed giving the distinct impression to me that new prime minister, Andrew Holness, was barely able to find enough parliamentarians...
View ArticleSecond things second
Dear Editor, The five of us qualified, experienced senior citizens told you why first things must be first, and we listed solutions for chronic crime, 50-year old water shortage, and the rust-filled...
View ArticlePass the torch
Dear Editor, The mighty People’s National Party that dominated the political landscape, a party that has produced men who are giants among their peers, men who have left indelible footprints on the...
View ArticleThird things third
Dear Editor, The five of us very senior citizens have joined the fix-it, action crew and found solutions for some of the critical problems facing us at this time. We line up crime, with its antennae in...
View ArticleRestart Vale Royal Talks
Dear Editor, A newspaper report dated March 3, 2015, stated that both former chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, Professor Errol Miller and University of the West Indies Professor Trevor...
View ArticleNo mention of crime
Dear Editor, It’s still early days, but if I am not mistaken, I have heard nothing from the leaders about crime. I was totally disappointed upon realising the fact that the new Prime Minister Andrew...
View ArticleOur roads are terrible
Dear Editor, It is a fact that Jamaica’s road density is one of the highest in the world, but I know I can’t be wrong when I guess that we also score near to the top in the quality of what passes off...
View ArticleAny more bright ideas?
Dear Editor, Only a few days ago newly appointed Minister of Education Senator Ruel Reid insisted that education reform would be forthcoming to ensure that students perform at a higher level. The first...
View ArticleEvaluation of PNP defeat serious business!
Dear Editor, The committee set up to review the People’s National Party’s defeat at the polls should be as broad-based as possible, and its members unfettered. The evaluation should also encompass how...
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