Don’t neglect the elderly, Audley Shaw!
Dear Editor, In all the euphoria surrounding the $1.5-m two-stage tax break one important segment of taxpayers has been totally overlooked: the over 65s. Many across the boundaries of partisanship are...
View ArticleBody cameras no fix for JCF
Dear Editor, Reports in the local media on the purchase of 120 body cameras for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been greeted by some as a positive step in bringing our police in line with a...
View ArticlePNP membership can afford no cover-up
Dear Editor, The allegations that members of the People’s National Party (PNP) received funds that were to be placed in the coffers of the party for use in political campaign and converted these funds...
View ArticleTogether we can, Mr Holness
Dear Editor, The following is an open letter to Andrew Holness, prime minister of Jamaica: I am a serving member of the public sector, however, I write to you in my private capacity as a citizen of...
View ArticleDon’t blame Kelly Tomblin
Dear Editor, There is a saying that if you are torturing someone by tying them to a stake in the hot sun and they cry out for water, and you deliver it, next they will demand an umbrella. Jamaica...
View ArticleThe bigger shame and scandal in the PNP’s US$20-m matter
Dear Editor, If the People’s National Party’s (PNP) treasurer’s report is correct, it is indeed a big shame and scandal for the reported five senior PNP officials to keep, for themselves, millions of...
View ArticleThe march towards gender equality
Dear Editor, Despite the significant progress women have made in almost all areas of public life, the issue of public transportation continues to be a sore point regarding gender equality. Regrettably,...
View ArticleHWT is the place!
Dear Editor, There has to be a way for the people of Jamaica to say thanks to the great one who brought them overwhelming joy and who, at the same time, ignited pride in ourselves as Jamaicans through...
View ArticleDonations? For what is the pound of flesh?
Dear Editor, The various bits of information need to be brought together with regards to the “donations” that went unreported to the People’s National Party’s (PNP) treasury. In the Wednesday, August...
View ArticleJamaica needs a stable dollar
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) is concerned about the ongoing devaluation of the Jamaican dollar and the adverse effects that could ensue if clear and decisive measures are...
View ArticleLet the PNP self-destruct
Dear Editor, Am I the only one not obsessed with these alleged People’s National Party’s (PNP) misappropriation of campaign funds donated by private entities and not from the public coffers? Yes, it’s...
View ArticleInstead of a total ban, let’s have a parrotfish management system
Dear Editor, In an article published in the Jamaica Observer of August 28, 2016, the Jamaica Institute of Environmental Professionals (JIEP) outlined the many issues relating to the island’s declining...
View ArticleTime to plug into a cheaper power source
Dear Editor,“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.“ (Proverbs 29: 18) I agree with letter writer Cen’C Lovengston that we’re courting disaster by...
View ArticleMeaningful growth?
Dear Editor, For many years, succeeding governments have not presided over any or meaningful economic growth. Some decades ago I wrote a letter to editor which said, inter alia, “While I was a student...
View ArticleWhere is the William Mahfood Initiative?
Dear Editor, From reading a letter by Errol K Miller, praising William Mahfood in your June 1, 2016 newspaper, I formed a good impression of the former president of the Private Sector Organisation of...
View ArticleSpeed traps are police ‘workplace hazard’
Dear Editor, Another police officer died recently while doing his duties: spot-checking motorists. How many more police officers must die before the authorities take corrective action? Police officers...
View ArticleAudacious goals for Jamaica’s tourism
Dear Editor, With the increasing international popularity of Jamaica – particularly through sports and culture – I believe the time is now most opportune for this popularity to be leveraged in a strong...
View ArticleTattoos and teachers — another attempt at exclusion
Dear Editor, The debate about teachers and tattoos would have been interesting and even exciting except that the most vocal advocates now control the levers of education. This is a frightening...
View ArticleGrab a seat and get your popcorn...PNP on show
Dear Editor, The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) in Jamaica seems to be a law unto themselves. From one scandal to another they move seamlessly, year after year, term after term. What is very...
View ArticleAl Miller’s out of court trial(s)
Dear Editor, Perhaps I should just remain silent on this issue since Al Miller, Garnett Roper and Devon Dick are long-standing respected friends and my bosses at one time or another. Al and I go back...
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