From the East to the West Indies
Dear Editor, Kudos to West Indian cricket. The glorious days are here again. We, the Indians, heartily congratulate both men and women cricket teams of the West Indies for the fantastic double...
View ArticleSTEAM to STEM to APSE: What’s the real solution to our education system?
Dear Editor, Ronald Thwaites, while serving as minister of education under the previous Administration led by the People’s National Party, informed us that the country’s education system would embark...
View ArticleMarket sugar as a health food
Dear Editor, Many of us do not realise that sugar is not so sweet anymore, as there are substances widely available for less than $2,000 per pound in the market, and 600 times sweeter than sugar, being...
View ArticleE-mail group, not social media, Observer
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Observer editorial of April 8, 2016 has made the statement that “…Ms Lisa Hanna, the People’s National Party (PNP) representative for St Ann South Eastern, pens a long letter...
View ArticleChances blown for the PNP Young Turks?
Dear Editor, As of Sunday April 10, 2016 it seems that the People’s National Party (PNP) Young Turks have blown there chances of grasping power in the immediate future. To some they may say that the...
View ArticleDangerous Precedent
Dear Editor, If a minister can decide who is not to be hired to a public entity, the converse is also true. On the footing that a minister can so decide, there is nothing to stop him from also deciding...
View ArticleBrilliant election ploy or their own noose?
Dear Editor, And so the long-expected backtracking has begun. Minister of Finance Audley Shaw has said there will be a delay in the promised $18,000, but that we shouldn’t worry because it will be...
View ArticleFix trade relationship
Dear Editor, The last time I checked, which happened to be five minutes ago, Jamaica was located approximately 1,900 km from Trinidad. This is relatively very close in the global landscape. It is for...
View ArticleNot JPS
Dear Editor, We have noted the captioned picture in your publication of Friday, April 1, 2016 on page 6, entitled “Look at this, JPS!” The picture shows a pole broken at the base, which is being...
View ArticleRid transport sector of politics
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Association of Transport Owners and Operators (JATOO) has seen media reports stating that it is in agreement with the removal of Colin Campbell as managing director of the...
View ArticleHe who is without sin
Dear Editor, Jamaica is a strange country in many ways; religion and sex are perfect examples. Our religion is largely based on puritanical, evangelical doctrines; while sexually, well, to put it...
View ArticleReally, Minister Shaw?
Dear Editor, Has the new Minister of Finance Audley Shaw gone out to lunch? I am forced to ask this question based on reports in the media quoting Shaw as saying that he is frustrated with the...
View ArticleMcKenzie’s dilemma is complex, but not complicated
Dear Editor, I am not certain that I have followed all the arguments in relation to Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie’s “dilemma” concerning approval or disapproval of the hiring or not of his...
View ArticleBoth PNP and JLP spoil NDM’s tax plan
Dear Editor, In light of the current controversy surrounding the JLP’s promised abolition of personal income tax for workers earning up to $1.5 million per annum and surrounding issues, I would like to...
View ArticleMcKenzie’s decision offers unique opportunities
Dear Editor, I believe the recent decision made by Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie to block his son, Marcus, from being hired by the National Solid Waste...
View ArticleThanks, UHWI
Dear Editor, There have been several stories referring to how patients are treated poorly at hospitals in Jamaica. So one could understand if I told you that, prior to my stay at the University...
View ArticleHailing ‘Butch’ and Semaj on today’s 24th anniversary of...
Dear Editor, I was pleasantly reminded by your editorial of April 12, 2016 that today, April 14, is the 24th anniversary of the unprecedented Butch Stewart Initiative. I am one of those who responded...
View ArticleChampion…champion…everybody know West Indies a champion!
Dear Editor, The excitement on the heels of the Windies’ World T20 triumph has been uncontrollable. “Champion…champion…everybody know West Indies a champion!” Undoubtedly, DJ Bravo’s new music single...
View ArticleGive the working poor a break
Dear Editor, On July 21, 2012 an article in The Economist stated that, “Jamaica has run fiscal deficits in 44 of its 50 years of Independence. Few people pay taxes: the middle class is small, the...
View ArticleIn pursuit of growth
Dear Editor, In order for Jamaica to experience meaningful and sustained economic growth, I make the following suggestions, leaving some to others who are of no less intelligence and knowledge: 1. The...
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