Lessons to crime fighters
Dear Editor, I am amazed at our recent approach to solving crime. Our emphasis seems to be on punishment for the crime and, surprisingly, not preventing and, very importantly, solving the problem. If...
View ArticleObama has failed blacks
Dear Editor, I am certain the Barack Obama security team will not allow him to drive in an open vehicle while in Dallas and risk his life as did John F Kennedy so many decades ago, even though this...
View ArticleAudit them all!
Dear Editor, I am a serving constable of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) based in Western Jamaica. I am a concerned police constable who believes firmly in the rule of law that and corruption must...
View ArticleSad days in the US
Dear Editor, Whilst watching the CVM-TV newscast Tuesday evening, the news anchors spoke with a mother who stated that if she stays in the United States she fears that her two young sons will be...
View ArticlePatrick Manning — milestones achieved, race continues
Dear Editor, As Trinidad and Tobago comes to term with the reality that one of our longest-servicing public servants has passed, it is my humble opinion that one of the greatest tributes we can pay to...
View ArticleJamaica’s children need more protection
Dear Editor, On Sunday, July 10, it was reported that a three-year-old girl was found with chop wounds, dead on a roadside in Orange Hill, St Ann. My heart sank. I double-checked the location to make...
View ArticleLet’s pray for, help Venezuela
Dear Editor, Despite our serious crime problem, the great lack of employment, and other challenges we are facing in our own country, let us remember our neighbour country Venezuela. Venezuela is...
View ArticleWearing black, green and...
Dear Editor, Former Munro College Boys’ Champs sprint double winner Delano Williams has been named in the 80-member Great Britain team to the Rio Olympic Games, so it is possible to see races where...
View ArticleJa, Third World must not just stand by
Dear Editor, I took note when our prime minister sent condolence to the United States when 40-plus people in a LGBT location were killed in Florida, but I am yet to hear Andrew Holness address the...
View ArticleCongratulations, Jampro!
Dear Editor, The confirmation that in 2015 foreign direct investment to Jamaica increased to US$794 million is indeed welcome news! It is news that perhaps has not received the media coverage it...
View ArticleIt’s living healthy that needs a green card
Dear Editor, According to the World Health Organization, over 38 million people die from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) annually. The majority of these cases are among people living in lower- and...
View ArticlePromise is a comfort to a fool
Dear Editor, The Jamaica rural police (district constable) has been an important part of the Jamaica Constabulary Force since it was founded on May 16, 1899. Today, very few people seem to recognise...
View ArticleWe weren’t paying attention
Dear Editor, For decades, Government after Government have supervised and managed the increase in crime across Jamaica with more and more laws, while the crimes continue to increase. Indefinite...
View ArticleRowley owes people of T&T, Caricom an apology
Dear Editor, Vagrancy is a health and socio-economic problem, not something to be making flippant and condescending comments to score cheap, political points. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith...
View ArticleHow many more to die at Flat Bridge?
Dear Editor, Many people I know are terrified to cross Flat Bridge, and many female passengers close their eyes until they cross. I still don’t feel too comfortable crossing myself, especially when the...
View ArticleObama didn’t fail me
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a letter to the editor published on July 14, 2016, titled ‘Obama has failed blacks’. As a black woman, I find it very offensive and repulsive when I read articles like...
View ArticleAmerica, what if the colours were switched?
Dear Editor, To my mind, there’s no way to justify the slaughter of five police officers in Dallas, USA, last week. Also, there does not appear to be much to justify the killing of two black men by...
View ArticleBanks put the disabled at risk
Dear Editor, Allow me to bring to your attention an incident which illustrates that the banking sector is displaying insensitivity by failing specifically to make ABMs user-friendly for the differently...
View ArticleEquip the police force and respect our rights
Dear Editor, Former Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips, while speaking at the People’s National Party’s Granville divisional conference of Councillor Michael Troupe on Sunday, stated that under no...
View ArticleShameless Ramdin deserves to be dropped
Denesh Ramdin in a recent Twitter riposte — vintage of the Clint Eastwood movie, Magnum Force — declared it was a “rainy day” after he was told by recently appointed West Indian Chairman of Selectors...
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