True honour
Dear Editor, Usain, unlike many of us Jamaicans, is playing his role in life, or he is moving to fulfil his purpose on this planet. He has been on the job and has performed admirably, so far. Some...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists need to lead the convo
Dear Editor, It might help if the environmentalists were to explain what burning coal produces in addition to electricity. I can make the case that I have no problem with coal, but a large problem with...
View ArticleHeart of a lion, hand of a shepherd
Dear Editor, How does one adequately describe this man? A man who has such a passion for people to achieve their purpose and for this nation, Jamaica, to attain its best potential. A man who has gone...
View ArticleWe’ve maintained the English juggernaut
Dear Editor, There has been a frenzy on social media bearing the hashtag #CommentateLikeGrace. This epitomises the criticism the majority of our Jamaican people receive when they do public speaking....
View ArticleSalt fish con
Dear Editor, Deceit, in any form, is plain wrong, but when the sham involves a vital component of our national dish, the pain is aggravated. This popular supermarket in Liguanea strategically placed a...
View ArticleUnfair false-start rule
Dear Editor, What is really going on? Why do they make it look so difficult? Asking for a change in the false-start rule will create great calamity to track and field? Millions of people around the...
View Article‘Hol’ yuh mule’ with the honours
Dear Editor, Let me take time to yell and holler deserved congratulations to the triumphant 2016 Jamaican Olympic team on its way back from Rio. Certainly the team members have done their part in...
View ArticleHave we made our athletes proud
Dear Editor, Our athletes have made us proud, but have we made them proud? These people are natural and national treasures. They not only gave us an emotional uplift, but they will go down in the...
View ArticleOde to Usain St Leo Bolt
In 41 steps, the deed was done! One hundred meters – Bolt has won! The first in history – three times the gold! Jamaicans everywhere – the flag unfold! The greatest sprinter – six-foot five! None is...
View ArticleTeachable moment for Usain
Dear Editor, I wish firstly to make clear that I will not add my name to this letter as I love Usain Bolt and I am one of his greatest fans and certainly don’t want to be labelled as one of his haters....
View ArticleAsk Usain Bolt!
Dear Editor, I have noticed that many people are deliberating where the Usain Bolt statue should be erected. But, has anyone ever asked Usain Bolt where he would like it to be erected? Many would...
View ArticleWe’re on our own
Dear Editor, There is much ado about the latest International Monetary Fund test, even as I hear that the prices of automotive and other domestic fuel prices are back to where they were last year when...
View ArticleGive us back the old Andrew Holness
Dear Editor, It would seem we have a brand new Andrew Holness than the one prior to February 25, 2016. If this is the case, then I am going to ask that we get back the Andrew Holness that was on the...
View ArticleA statue in the Blue Mountains
The world is still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Bolt swept through this summer’s Rio Olympic Games packing speeds of 9.81 to 19.78 mph, taking three gold medals in sight. When Usain Bolt...
View ArticleBolt is human like all of us
Dear Editor, I recall a story told by my pastor when I was a child going to Sunday school: A pig will always be a pig. You catch him, bathe him, feed him, put a red ribbon on him, and make him...
View ArticleInstead of minding Bolt’s business...
Dear Editor, It is really disappointing that in 2016 the playful antics of an adult in full control of his faculties is a news item for more than 10 seconds. For some curious reason, we are obsessed...
View ArticleRain dance and prayer
Dear Editor, Nowadays the news of water lock-offs do nothing more than cause the average Jamaican to mutter under their breath while lining up to install another tank and using oversized garbage bins...
View ArticleIt takes darkness to see the light
Dear Editor, The all-island power outage on August 27, 2016 is a red flag. If Jamaicans don’t see this, we are in even bigger trouble than we know. It shows us how powerful the Jamaica Public Service...
View ArticleTeacher’s plea to be paid
Dear Editor, In August 2015, the then Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites made an announcement that the Government would offer free classes and pay for students who received grade four in mathematics...
View ArticleThe things we care about
Dear Editor, I am amazed at the hypocrisy that has taken over the country of Jamaica since the Jamaica Labour Party gained power in February. Suddenly the issues of the media are not about the rampant...
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