Dog shows more love than many humans
Dear Editor, A few months ago Yahoo News shared a remarkable story that had me wondering. It has always been said that a dog is a man’s best friend. This was most evident in the city of Campinas,...
View ArticleKudos to Tastee
Dear Editor, I guess it’s not by chance that in its celebration of 50 years of sterling service to Jamaicans that Tastee has opened arguably the most fitting dining experience in Jamaica. A few days...
View ArticleNo growth without a stable dollar
Dear Editor, In 1996 the Jamaican economy registered a negative one per cent growth rate when the debt-to-GDP ratio was only 81 per cent. The argument that the debt is a drag on growth (GDP) is false,...
View ArticlePrince Buster’s music was clean and tidy
Dear Editor, Another reggae king has left us. The great Prince Buster has gone on to another planet, and we sincerely hope it’s the heavenly one. Prince Buster will surely be missed by many, but we are...
View ArticleBelize court ruling may be an opportunity for the church
Dear Editor, That recent ruling in Belize about the unconstitutionality of Belize’s anti-same-sex laws should not be seen as a threat by our churches and church-led organisations throughout the region....
View ArticleAuxiliary confusion
Dear Editor, I am confused, and perhaps someone in authority may shed some light on what happened at the meetings between the Ministry of Education and the principals. Minister of Education Senator...
View ArticleTell all, Rev Al Miller, history will be kind to you
Dear Editor, When Rev Al Miller told us that his attempt to take Christopher “Dudus” Coke to the United States Embassy was part of a plan created with then Police Commissioner Owen Ellington and some...
View ArticleWe are the product of our leaders
Dear Editor, As a military officer cadet, I was taught that the respective units under my command during my military career would only be as good as their leader — me. In other words, a unit would...
View ArticleSeven years in high school not smart
Dear Editor, I hope the Government will not proceed with its half-baked idea of allowing slow students to have seven years to complete their Caribbean Examinations Council courses. Some of the problems...
View ArticleOUR, let FLOW, Digicel decouple data and phone call credit
Dear Editor, It happened to me last year when the Digicel data plan I tried on my phone for a couple of days expired. It happened to my wife last night when she put $500 credit on her phone and found...
View ArticleRenewal more than a buzzword
Dear Editor, The word “renewal”, like “prosperity”, has become a new political buzzword. It has been sliding onto keyboards, off the lips of media practitioners, political commentators, on social...
View ArticleA solution to errant drivers
Dear Editor, A couple years ago I made a recommendation to the Transport Authority to make it mandatory to have public passenger vehicles, including taxis, to have vehicle-tracking system in place as...
View ArticleSad state
Dear Editor, When someone can shoot a child then the deeds of mankind have really sunk to an all-time low. There is no longer any sense of compassion for the well-being of others, as some of us are...
View ArticleDoctors must do their best every time
Dear Editor,“Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm,” words taken from the quote of Hippocrates. Doctors are those amongst us who have dedicated their life to study and...
View ArticleDeveloping the Supreme Mix for fixing our roads
Dear Editor, The people of Westmoreland are demanding the fixing of the roads which seem to always be in a poor condition. Too many times we see the meagre patchwork being done to fix potholes and...
View ArticleCowardice in politics; bring back principles
Dear Editor, The elections within the People’s National Party (PNP) on the weekend past is another example of cowardice in politics. People are afraid to partner with something new and different in...
View ArticlePNP delegates erred
Dear Editor, After her successful vice-presidential campaign, Kingston Mayor Senator Dr Angela Brown Burke expressed that those lobbying for party renewal should channel this energy into other areas of...
View ArticleCrime — someone, somewhere is making money from it
Dear Editor, Has anyone really considered that there are pockets in this society that do not mind the present state of criminality and wish it continues? Crime/criminality is not a stand-alone entity....
View ArticleLet’s work to save our children
Dear Editor,“But Jesus said suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for such is the kingdom of heaven.” (St Matthew 19:14) This country is plagued with untold violence being...
View ArticleLet Dominic’s passing inspire change
Dear Editor, Tuesday’s shock passing of St George’s College’s Manning Cup team Captain Dominic James has left me numb, as I am sure it has for many in the Jamaican communities at home and in the...
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