‘White man time’ in ‘Concrete Jungle’?
Dear Editor, When former People’s National Party President P J Patterson ran against then Jamaica Labour Party Edward Seaga in one of the past general elections he employed the slogan “Black Man Time”....
View ArticleThe long, hard fight for liberty
Dear Editor, On August 1, 1834, colonial powers proclaimed Emancipation for the enslaved Africans brought to the Americas to forcibly serve and forcibly labour for the colonialists. The fight for...
View ArticleBoasy ‘thank you’ for tax break, PM responds
The following is an open letter to Prime Minister Andrew Holness posted on Facebook (sic): Dear The Most Hon Andrew Holness, This is a heartfelt expression of gratitude for the tax break. In all...
View ArticleZong incident was unfortunate, but not a massacre
Dear Editor, I saw the Jamaica Observer editorial cartoon on July 28, 2016 depicting a man representing Great Britain hiding behind a cross labelled “Zong slave ship tragedy” and another man...
View ArticleI am who I am
Dear Editor, I am not inspired by slavery. Neither am I empowered by it. Slavery happened; I am well past it. I may be ignorant in thinking that slavery is nugatory, but how would you prefer that I...
View ArticleDid we elect three blind mice?
Dear Editor, I write with reference to the Auditor general’s report concerning huge sums of money paid out to individuals contracted to the Port Authority of Jamaica. We seem to have elected three...
View ArticleWhat about early childhood education, PM?
I am appalled and so disappointed after listening recently to Prime Minister Andrew Holness making a big announcement about funding secondary school education without one solitary word on early...
View ArticleTVJ must be fair
In the long history of Schools’ Challenge Quiz, no school has ever been banned for bad behaviour — at least not publicly banned for behaviour that undermines the reputation of the competition. Now,...
View ArticleTime for effective anti-discrimination laws in Jamaica
The fact is that Jamaica is a democracy in which lawmakers are voted in by the electoral process. The fact is that there is discrimination in the ongoing affairs of the Jamaican society against certain...
View ArticleExcellent customer service
Dear Editor, Kindly afford me space in your Jamaica Observer newspaper to offer my sincere thanks and appreciation for the extraordinary customer service which I received from Davian Edwards of...
View ArticleKudos, Orlease Malabre
Dear Editor, I had the need to gather information from the National Chest Hospital recently and decided to call. I was very apprehensive as it was nearing 5:30 pm. I was transferred to the Human...
View ArticleDouble-taxing at Customs?
Dear Editor, I heard only a portion of a radio dialogue yesterday between Cliff Hughes and Commissioner of Customs Richard Reece regarding duties, etc, on imported items. I heard — I trust incorrectly...
View ArticleSpectrum Management acted professionally
Dear Editor, This is in response to the Jamaica Observer article ‘Cabinet to review OCG report on Caricel’, published on Monday, July 25, 2016. We wish to respond to certain assertions in your article,...
View ArticleAct now, Holness, on Port Authority irregularities
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Observer wrote an editorial titled, ‘Let’s see if the Government has guts’, relating to the appalling irregularities taking place at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PA). The...
View ArticleLouis Marriott, high-quality journalist
Dear Editor, It is with deep sadness that I read of the passing of my lifelong friend and former colleague Louis Marriott. Many fitting tributes have been offered, mostly highlighting his talents as a...
View ArticleWhat if it were your family, Dingwall?
Dear Editor, I have to commend letter writer Michael Dingwall for the ‘great’ explanation he gave in the Jamaica Observer of August 2, 2016 for what happened on the Zong slave ship. My mind had been...
View ArticleIn defence of Donald Trump
Dear Editor, Is it too much to ask that an effort be made to accurately reflect the comments of leaders, whoever they may be? If not out of respect for the truth, respect for the people reading your...
View ArticleSomething must be done about violent wiper boys
Dear Editor, It is with great disappointment that I write outlining a horrid experience that I had with a young man at the Three Miles traffic light (Portia Simpson Miller Square). I was going about my...
View ArticleAs we celebrate...
Dear Editor, Can Jamaicans make more perfect the promise of Emancipation and Independence, these two most important political decisions in the last 200 years of our history? With it being 182 years...
View ArticleNeocolonialism on the eve of Independence?
Dear Editor, I was moved by the neocolonialist gesture of the US Embassy, again showing its true colors. I am moved to shock at the utter disregard the US Embassy has displayed for our national...
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