The case of Cain
Dear Editor, Your publication on May 25, 2016, of my comments on Professor Stephen Vasciannie’s article, ‘The death penalty and its impediments’, appearing in Sunday, May 15 issue of this paper, has...
View ArticleExcellent JLP performance so far
Dear Editor, The incontrovertible fact is that the Portia Simpson Miller-led Administration was successful in passing 10 consecutive International Monetary Fund (IMF) tests and deserves some credit for...
View ArticleZIKV is a real threat!
Dear Editor, I am a family physician currently practising in St Catherine. In 2014, a new mosquito-borne virus had reached the Caribbean area. As a general practitioner working in St Catherine, I...
View ArticlePatrick Roberts should replace Davies in St Andrew Southern
Dear Editor, I believe when Omar Davies retires from representational politics and his St Andrew Southern seat becomes available, he should be succeeded by the hard-working music mogul Patrick Roberts....
View ArticleFailed parenting in Jamaica
Dear Editor,“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it”: a verse from Solomon, the wisest man. The behaviour of the youth in our society is grave cause...
View ArticleObama is just too right
Dear Editor, I commend the American political delegates and voters for having chosen Barack Obama to be their president for the previous two presidential terms. He was clearly the right man for the...
View ArticleNo need to amend the Bail Act
Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial of May 27, 2016 under the headline ‘There is need for a tougher Bail Act’. I do not agree that there is need for a tougher Bail Act. As it is, the Bail...
View ArticleJamaica gets too little from Caricom
Dear Editor, The constant disrespect being meted out to Jamaicans when travelling toTrinidad is causing many to question the relevance of Caricom to Jamaica. Despite valid concerns, some continue to...
View ArticleSome guidance, please, Minister?
The following is an open letter to the Minister of Education Senator Ruel Reid: Dear Sir, I would be grateful if I could get some clarity on a few things concerning your ministry. As a recent graduate...
View ArticleOlympics cannot be halted now, but...
Dear Editor, Recently, a group of about 100 eminent scientists called for the 2016 Olympic Games, scheduled for Brazil, to be cancelled or at least moved. These scientists made the call because they...
View ArticleNo reason Boyz struggling on Road to Russia
Dear Editor, It was almost as painful as it was joyful watching the Reggae Boyz mastermind their way to an exciting 2-1 victory over defending Copa America champions, Chile, on Friday night. It left me...
View ArticleWildlife trafficking and ecotourism
Dear Editor, Jamaica is endowed with many natural wonders, some beautiful beaches, lovely rivers and falls, and a picturesque landscape. Lost in all this however, I feel, are (indigenous) animals....
View ArticleWell done, William Mahfood, Wisynco
Dear Editor, I have always admired William Mahfood, chairman of Wisynco, for his obvious business acumen and for his passionate love of country. I have also, from personal experience, found him to be a...
View ArticlePractical Christianity in action!
Dear Editor, I should appreciate your printing this letter as a commentary on the destruction by fire of the Wisynco warehouse in Lakes Pen, which was featured in your newspaper last Friday, May 27,...
View ArticleBanks could do much more!
Dear Editor There was a very interesting news article in the Jamaica Observer which should’ve received more prominence and discussion, ‘IMF points fingers at banks for lack of growth’. The article said...
View ArticleJamaica not without blame
Dear Editor, There was recently published a letter to the editor, written by Lipton Matthews, claiming among other things that: 1) Jamaicans are not unaware of the benefits of Caricom; 2) Jamaica has...
View ArticleWhy police brutality is wrong
Dear Editor, A video showing police officers manhandling a dead body has made the rounds online. It was, for the most part, greeted with disgust. However, there are some who say that no tears must be...
View ArticleThe Emperor is not a Ras
Dear Editor, One of five panels that adorn the front of the municipal building at Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, bears the photograph of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, King of Kings of...
View ArticleChallenge the time samples can be held
Dear Editor, The media globally continues to vilify Justin Gatlin as though he has just been found guilty of doping. While some are still calling for a further ban on him, I think at least one country...
View ArticleCooke’s pumped hydro storage is a large, ripe, low-hanging energy...
Dear Editor, On behalf of myself and ENERPLAN Limited, I endorse nearly all of what your columnist, engineer and renewables advocate David Cooke has just written in the Jamaica Observer, June 1, 2016,...
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