Put them both in one office
Dear Editor, We now see the former Minister of National Security Peter Bunting voicing his opinion on how to solve crime. This is no surprise as we seen it before. The Opposition always to seems have...
View ArticleSimply no to a coal plant!
Dear Editor, Jamaica is an island blessed with an abundance of natural resources and its beauty is undeniable. Therefore, protecting and preserving these resources for future generations should be on...
View ArticleThe power of a green cap
Dear Editor, Hurricane Matthew clearly had Jamaicans in a panic, reasonably so. However, preparation was the key, and for this reason the Government got a remarkable approval rating in the handling of...
View ArticleLeadership in times of crisis
Dear Editor, For the first in a very long time, my family and I — and indeed many of my neighbours — felt a sense of assurance that Jamaica was being led by the most capable pair of hands at a time...
View ArticleMet Office needs probe, public ed campaign
Dear Editor, For some time now I have become increasingly concerned about weather forecasts as presented by our meteorologists, particularly in the electronic media. Based on my own experience, they...
View ArticleGod spared us; repent!
Dear Editor, I give thanks to the Almighty God, the merciful and gracious God, that He answered my prayers and the prayers of many other people in Jamaica in causing Hurricane Matthew to go farther...
View ArticleThank you, Sandrea, he chose green
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Labour Party’s sycophant army of the Internet were out in force and were as savage and vulgar as ever during Jamaica’s recent brush with Hurricane Matthew. The victim of their...
View ArticleJunior Market good, but should be more than tax incentives
Dear Editor, The Government of Jamaica appeared to have done a good thing encouraging investment when it gave tax breaks to companies listing on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange....
View ArticleReturn district constables to the districts
Dear Editor, In the past few weeks it seems that this monster called crime that has been plaguing our society has reached a point of no return. It is easy to blame that person and this person, that...
View ArticleMasterbuilders commend Gov’t for hurricane prep
Dear Editor, The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica congratulates and commends the Government of Jamaica for the preparations it made to mitigate, as much as possible, the potentially...
View ArticlePrayer had nothing to do with narrow miss
Dear Editor, Our naivety with respect to certain matters never ceases to amaze me. Now, there is talk all over the place that, on account of our prayers, Jamaica was spared the ravages of Hurricane...
View ArticleFalconer’s reckless and scandalous comments
Dear Editor, Former minister of state in the tourism and entertainment ministry, Damion Crawford, recently stated on his Nationwide News Network evening discussion radio programme that some of Portia...
View ArticleLloyd B Smith is totally off the mark!
Dear Editor, I read with utter amazement the letter from Lloyd B Smith in the Wednesday, October 5, 2016 edition of the Jamaica Observer. I am wondering if this is the same gentleman who once sat in...
View ArticleFalconer is free to speak
Dear Editor, The right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint is that of every citizen of this country, whether they are well-known or otherwise. This right or privilege is also...
View ArticleMatthew — more than a name
Dear Editor, Hurricane Matthew was an announcement to Jamaica that the New Testament days have begun. Anyone who has an ear to hear, let him hear! Why was the hurricane named Matthew? Why not Martin,...
View ArticleWhere is the long-term plan for the homeless and vulnerable?
Dear Editor, There is something unmistakably Jamaican about how we respond to hurricanes, and Hurricane Matthew was no different. Almost every tropical storm/hurricane sighting starts with an initial...
View ArticleForecasting storm track as easy as predicting Christ’s return
Dear Editors, Our local and international weather forecasters should be commended and not vilified. In a real sense, predicting a hurricane with point accuracy is like trying to predict the second...
View Article‘Dis cyan jus dun suh!’
Dear Editor, As a loyal citizen of Jamaica, I am now adding my voice to the many who, over the past six years, have expressed opinions one way or the other on the arrest and subsequent trial and...
View ArticleKudos to the Gov’t
Dear Editor, I must give credit to the Government of the day, led by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), for the wonderful way it has galvanised, organised, mobilised, and motivated the arms of government...
View ArticleEducation doesn’t guarantee humanity
Dear Editor, On Thursday, October 6, 2016, while travelling on a Coaster bus which plies the Duhaney Park to Campus (The University of the West Indies, Mona) route, it was observed that an...
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