Good luck, Caricel
Dear Editor, As a Jamaican, I eagerly look forward to the day when I will be able receive the best and most reliable telecommunication services available, which is seen as the norm in First World...
View ArticleWisynco deserves our support
Dear Editor, Thursday, May 26, was not only a sad day for the family at Wisynco Group Limited when their warehouse in Lakes Pen, St Catherine went up in flames, but also the entire nation. However, it...
View ArticleWhy the increase in ‘alternative practices’?
Dear Editor, I write this with great concern in reaction to a startling rise in the number of witchcraft and palm-reading services which are being increasingly advertised on television. I write this...
View ArticleShow them our lives matter
Dear Editor, On May 21, 2016 I was listening to a newscast from one of our media houses in which it was stated that Ghana was planning to ban bleaching creams from entering its market as of next...
View ArticlePNP campaign was dysfunctional
Dear Editor, I write in response to the Sunday Observer article headlined ‘PNP campaign was dysfunctional, divided’, published Sunday, June 5, 2016. In the heat of the election campaign, the People’s...
View ArticlePlaying deadly games with tobacco?
Dear Editor, The recent World No Tobacco Day left me a tad puzzled. If the multiple warnings from the World Health Organization and similar organisations about the health dangers of tobacco smoking are...
View ArticleSometimes men cause women to nag
Dear Editor, I read Tony Robinson’s Sunday Observer column of May 29, 2016 ‘Women nag, men advise’ and I wish to add my two cents. Once upon a time it could be said that it is true, but it is my belief...
View ArticleHoping for a summer with water in our pipes
Dear Editor, It is no secret that we will very soon be entering a period of dry weather. The heat has already begun to intensify. Coupled with the high numbers of mosquitoes, staying at home can become...
View ArticleTo whom will the baton be passed?
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Youth Ambassadors Programme was created as a platform to provide youth with the opportunity to serve their country and be advocates on behalf of children and youth. The...
View ArticleOf outlawed sex between men and girls
Dear Editor, Some of our child protection laws, and the skewed situation which claims a higher calibre of mature thinking in favour of females, might be inadvertently contributing to the continuance of...
View ArticleIMF admits austerity policies failed
Dear Editor, In a just-published paper, ‘Neoliberalism — oversold?’, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has admitted that its austerity policies have indeed been counterproductive, impeding growth...
View ArticleCall for mandatory disclosure by politicians foolish
Dear Editor, While it was indeed a very noble thing that one sitting member of parliament did in telling the public how he came by his assets, this call by some for all politicians to be mandated to...
View ArticleSycamore tree
Dear Editor, I still recall the initial shock on the faces of my ‘Music in Society’ class at the Jamaica Theological Seminary, years ago, when, after teaching them how to do a critical analysis of...
View ArticleFood tourism
Dear Editor, Culinary tourism or food tourism is the exploration of food as the purpose of tourism. It is now considered a vital component of the tourism experience. Dining out is common among tourists...
View ArticleLet them declare their hand!
Dear Editor, In quick response to swirling arguments about his proposal to purchase a house, People’s National Party Deputy General Secretary Julian Robinson made public his assets to quell all...
View ArticleRelease the PNP report!
Dear Editor, Finally the long-awaited report on why the People’s National Party (PNP) lost the election is ready. It has even been passed around senior members of the party’s hierarchy. The little that...
View ArticleYeah, right, Holness!
Dear Editor, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he will see to full secondary education for all students. Yeah, right! It is either the prime minister is being disingenuous or he just does not...
View ArticleImmunity for judges
Dear Editor, Effective February 24, 2016, section 6 of the Parish Court Act provides that judges of parish courts shall enjoy the same immunity from liability as judges of the Supreme Court. Prior to...
View ArticleO, for leadership like Ali’s
Dear Editor, This is a very disheartening period in our country’s history. Our people are not only very disillusioned with our politics and politicians, but they also seem disenchanted with the...
View ArticleDoes Munroe only have strength for Holness?
Dear Editor, Since Trevor Munroe has taken it upon himself to be Jamaica’s barometer on integrity, it would be good if he could declare his association with the infamous Workers Party of the 1970s for...
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