Bogue Heights needs action from MP Malahoo Forte
Dear Editor, Please afford me space in your newspaper to appeal to Member of Parliament (MP) for St James West Central, Marlene Malahoo Forte, to address the deplorable conditions of roads in our Bogue...
View ArticleLouis’ final bow
Dear Editor, I have elected to use this medium to thank all those who played supporting roles on the stage of life where Louis Marriott, as chief cast member, performed with honesty and a generosity of...
View ArticleLet’s hail Peter Abrahams
Dear Editor, I wonder how many of us were able to hear or watch that wonderful interview on RJR and TVJ, which was done by the very experienced journalist Earl Moxam, as he interviewed the great Peter...
View ArticleFlow’s customer experience poor and frustrating
Dear Editor, To say I am frustrated by what passes for customer service from Flow is a terrible understatement. Here’s the reason: I returned from a brief trip abroad in mid-July and discovered that...
View ArticleWhy not change the motto as well, then?
Dear Editor, The Jamaican coat of arms was thrown back into the national spotlight recently, albeit briefly. This resulting from Bishop Rowan Edwards taking some umbrage with the national symbol’s...
View ArticleJa’s ‘spare money’
Dear Editor, Any spare food around? I asked this question of a group of co-workers this week and they laughed because the question came off as a joke; but I was being serious. I needed a snack to go...
View ArticleSimply ‘Pryce-less’
Dear Editor, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, you suffered for our sake. You endured discomfort and pain for our sake. Who knows how much pain you had to bear to reach the finals, and through it all you never...
View ArticleYou fill us all with pride
; Dear Editor, The following are the lyrics to the song You Fill Us All With Pride, written by Joan Andrea Hutchinson in tribute to Jamaica’s athletes: Jamaican Spirit, with a heart of gold Athletes so...
View ArticleElaine on top of the world; Shelly-Ann valiant in defeat
Dear Editor, No accolade can be high enough for Elaine Thompson, Jamaica’s new 100-metre Olympic champion who beat the world’s top women in imperious fashion. Elaine has been showing tremendous...
View ArticleCongrats Elaine, Shelly
Dear Editor, There is something very remarkable and pleasant about Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce that we appreciate and admire very much: She loves to rejoice when people succeed. At the end of a race she...
View ArticleThe Hypocrisy of Engaging Youth
Dear Editor, August 12, 2016 marked the United Nations’ celebration of International Youth Day. As many will highlight in their long speeches, young people form the largest percentage of the global...
View ArticleIs the Olympic 100m an equal opportunity provider?
Dear Editor, Across the world, the iconic confidence of Usain Bolt and the effervescence of Elaine Thompson have done wonders to inspire the youth and to enliven older generations. However, the...
View ArticleJAS excluded from the future of agriculture in Jamaica
Dear Editor, I recently attended a meeting of agricultural stakeholders in Manchester at the conference room of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Mandeville, where the keynote...
View ArticleStop counting the chickens before they hatch!
Dear Editor, Ever heard about the farmer who boasted about having two dozen chickens just because he had two dozen eggs? Well, the way we have been treating our athletes at the Brazil games, many would...
View ArticleHolness should proceed with libel suit
Dear Editor, Some people commenting on the case involving Television Jamaica’s 18 Degrees North documentary and Prime Minister Andrew Holness suggested that he should not pursue the matter after the...
View ArticleFrequent flyer Portia suffers from cognitive dissonance
Dear Editor, I was in utter shock when I recently observed that the Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller had tweeted that Prime Minister Andrew Holness should honour his commitment to increase the...
View ArticleGood move, Commish, but...
Dear Editor, It is a most intelligent move that Commissioner of Police Dr Carl Williams has made to have relevant higher education for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. At this time the...
View ArticleWICB, selectors need to do right by region
Dear Editor, With the Indian tour of the West Indies coming to an end soon, it is clear that the Windies are far behind the others, except for teams like Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. With the way things...
View ArticleNHT has been extending the olive branch
Dear Editor, On August 14, the Sunday Observer carried a story entitled ‘Crippled woman’s house up for auction’. Based on its contents, readers may have been led to conclude that the National Housing...
View ArticleVisitor’s SOS for St E
Dear Editor, My visits to Jamaica over the last few years are due to the transition of my relatives. I am the last of 15, and I am not a kid anymore, so they are moving on. But every time I make the...
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