Jamaica’s working class wants more from representatives
Dear Editor, The 21st century working class citizenry throughout Jamaica, who are contributing significantly to their various communities, are now reminding their political representatives across...
View ArticleTrump may bring new things to the table
Dear Editor, The recent success of the controversial Donald Trump at the United States polls reflects the sort of uncertainty and unpredictability of the American people. Certainly, the expectations...
View ArticleAmerica, time for an amicable divorce?
Dear Editor, Every four years the United States elects a new president. And every four years the outcome makes some Americans so unhappy that talk of secession — though never completely absent from the...
View ArticleThreat averted
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Observer news story headlined ‘Government, Opposition settle Portmore councillor issue’ of Thursday, November 10, 2016 inadequately conveys the full extent of statements made...
View ArticleLocal government elections just a distraction
Dear Editor, All this talk, time and money for local government elections is really a waste of time. Yes, I believe in democracy and people power, but the upcoming elections are nothing about these....
View ArticleI’m a Democrat, but don’t fear a Trump presidency
Dear Editor, As a registered Democrat, I voted for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the recently concluded United States presidential election. Bernie Sanders, whom I voted for in the...
View ArticleStudents’ behaviour on buses at a low
Dear Editor, The situation with students and bungling at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre at North Odeon Avenue is only the tip of the iceberg. The #32b Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus...
View ArticleHappy 14th GIS Day, Jamaica
Dear Editor, Jamaica celebrated the 14th annual observance of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on November 16, 2016. GIS is a very useful tool which generates suitable maps, in a matter of...
View ArticleAmerica with Trump still a great democracy
Dear Editor, In the wake of the USA elections and a Trump win — who I do not believe is racist — the talk of racism (the inherent superiority of one race versus others) has only become more pronounced....
View ArticleI welcome the upcoming changes to the JCF
Dear Editor, After numerous years of promises to review the Constabulary Force Act of 1935, the International Monetary Fund has released documents indicating that the Andrew Holness Administration...
View ArticleLet’s make horse racing great again!
Dear Editor, On the threshold of a new era in local horse racing about to arrive under the management of Supreme Ventures Limited, what can we expect and hope for? The first question they need to ask...
View ArticleAll communities matter in garbage collection
Dear Editor, I am a resident of the Comfort District in Manchester Central. This community has not had garbage collection well over two months. I visited the local office in Mandeville four weeks ago...
View ArticleDo we get value for our taxes?
Dear Editor, Every person in this country pays taxes, whether at source through Pay As You Earn and education tax or National Insurance Scheme contributions, or through General Consumption Tax on goods...
View ArticleHillary is still a winner
Dear Editor, Despite the crushing blow that Hillary suffered in her bid to become the president of the United States, she, as a caring and loving woman, mother, wife, and matriarch of the USA, in my...
View ArticleSimpson Miller’s comments unacceptable
Dear Editor, Last week, People’s National Party (PNP) president and Leader of the Opposition Portia Simpson Miller made the following remarks at a party meeting in St Ann South Eastern, which were...
View ArticleCause for concern
Dear Editor, I am very concerned about the series of failures of structures at the Royalton Hotel sites in Jamaica. First, the collapse of a roof of Royalton Negril a few months ago, and now the...
View ArticleMake cancer screening more affordable and accessible
Dear Editor, There have been some very insightful articles in the media recently concerning cancer and the importance of early detection, and I commend the media for carrying these. Being a survivor is...
View ArticleMcKenzie must not enter ‘politics talk’
Dear Editor, Whoever chose Desmond McKenzie to be a member of the Jamaica Labour Party team for the first of the two local government debates made a poorly informed decision. McKenzie must appreciate...
View ArticleChurches prayed out Clinton, and in Trump
Dear Editor, I had to reconsider my opinion about Donald T Trump after thinking that he is more Christian than Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. As I recalled, it was the Obama Administration that...
View ArticleNo need for Simpson Miller to apologise
Dear Editor, I disagree with Robert Dalley’s letter to the editor in the Jamaica Observer calling on Portia Simpson Miller to apologise to the nation for saying the following at a People’s National...
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