Give Chuck our support
Dear Editor, Much has already been done. There is still much more to be accomplished. Let us encourage judges to heed the new justice minister’s call for the dismissal of cases five years or older....
View ArticleWe need a master plan
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to comments made by State Minister Floyd Green in the Jamaica Observer of Thursday, March 24, 2016 regarding the “preparation of our young people for work at an early...
View ArticleTough sell, but we must...
Dear Editor, Two eminent local psychiatrists tell us that, “Poor life skills, coupled with malnourished brains, are among the root causes of psychopathic behaviour displayed regularly in Jamaican...
View ArticleRural development needs attention
Dear Editor, Crime continues to be one of the drawbacks to Jamaica fulfilling its potential as a leading country for investments and for returning residents. On investigation, it is apparent that one...
View ArticleBe courageous, Minister Wheatley
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) manifesto proposed the creation of a special fund to finance technology-based start-ups. Such funding facilities are not unique to Jamaica, and the extent...
View ArticleExtra two years in high school should be optional
Dear Editor, Education Minister Senator Ruel Reid announced recently that beginning September 2016, all students must complete seven years of compulsory secondary education up to age 18. Not much was...
View ArticleWin the ‘hunger games’, Windies!
Dear Editor, It has been an absolute privilege witnessing the suspense, action, and high drama that is the 2016 ICC World T20. The games have been hugely entertaining and quite pulsating, to say the...
View ArticleKeeping kids in school until 18 an excellent idea
Dear Editor, Keeping our kids in high school until they are 18 years old is an excellent idea and I laud the Government for coming up with it. The main question that needs to be answered is how will it...
View ArticleWe must pursue energy independence
Dear Editor, Jamaica has a serious energy problem that for some strange reason keeps on getting ignored. With the public at large ‘bawling’ about Jamaica Public Service (JPS) bills and manufacturing...
View ArticleNew education policy must impact workforce
Dear Editor, While, at least on the surface of it, I don’t have a problem with the plan to keep secondary students in school for an additional two mandatory years, I do have concerns. Putting aside the...
View ArticleHow come?
Dear Editor, Based on the report by Finance Minister Audley Shaw, monies that should have been left by the previous Government are not there, so that they will have to assess how they will facilitate...
View ArticlePort Antonio sets the pace
Dear Editor, At the risk of being repetitious, may I recall my previous letter to the editor at the start of this century on launching an assault on the growing unemployment facing our young men...
View Article#ReggaeBoyz #DaretoTry
Dear Editor, The first place we win each battle is in our own thinking. Though World Cup qualification may now appear to be ‘mission impossible’, my team has around 20 Tom Cruises! You can do it,...
View ArticleCrawford err; Portia did all she could
I feel it necessary to respond. Out of the mouth of babes shall come the truth. Truth, however well spoken, comes with consequences. Consequences may include alienation, victimisation and frustration....
View ArticleShaky start to prosperity
Dear Editor, After being in the political wilderness for so long, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has returned to Government with some half-hearted, premature and unconvincing promises. The JLP promised...
View ArticleGet it together! Heights of insensitivity
Dear Editor, Jamaica needs to get its act together! Many of you may have seen, heard or read the news two weeks ago of a 26-year-old loving father who was fatally stabbed in front of his daughter and...
View ArticleFix indoor cleanliness, outdoor ‘duttyness’
Dear Editor, I recently attended a seminar organised by the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET). They were on the road spreading the word on their ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’ Campaign. I must confess that I had...
View ArticleTake charge, Andrew!
Dear Editor, The recent pronouncement by the Minister of Finance Audley Shaw that the previous Government used up the funds his Government had earmarked to fund the $1.5-million tax relief promised...
View ArticleWe’re to blame; thank the Chinese and pay the toll
Dear Editor, At this point in our nation’s journey, nearly 54 years since Independence, Jamaica finds itself poor and its citizens crying over being charged high toll rates for enjoying the significant...
View ArticleNational Reading Competition made me a thinker
Dear Editor, The National Reading Competition has been, for me, an excellent tool for personal development that has enhanced my academic and social life. I first entered the competition in the 6-8 age...
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