Portia needs to grow up, or go!
Dear Editor, I must admit that when I heard the leader of the People’s National Party (PNP) Portia Simpson Miller tracing off people while on stage I really did think that the Jamaica Labour Party...
View ArticleVote for Jamaica!
Dear Editor, Is it that the media has disingenuously refused to carry the categorical condemnation of the utterances made by a certain party leader, whose utterances leave you in the same zone of...
View ArticleA lesson we must learn
Dear Editor, I forward this comment below just as a reminder that we should be obedient to a timeless warning that we “should not cut off our nose to spite our face”. I note the Jamaica Observer...
View ArticleWaiting on Simpson Miller’s apology
Dear Editor, It is always important for our political leaders to maintain a proper, civil level of discourse while speaking at political and business forums. It was disrespectful for People’s National...
View ArticleJamaica nice!
Dear Editor, I studied in the United States and had the initial thought of spending some time there before returning home. Well, the pull of home was greater than my desire to stay in the US. Truly, I...
View ArticleOf politics, cartoons and philosophy
Dear Editor, The first local government election debate involving Kingston Mayor Angela Brown Burke, Kenisha Allen and other representatives of both major political parties are the stuff of what good...
View ArticleHeavy metals in our environment
Dear Editor, We are poisoning our environment. At the present rate of pollution, we will ultimately destroy ourselves. We are living in modern times and yet, in Jamaica, we seem to be in the dark ages...
View ArticleCharities being asked to play ‘hard ball’
Dear Editor, Well-established companies with charities are better able to negotiate the onerous income tax form (Form IT12) than small charitable organisations that are not accustomed to proper...
View ArticleLet’s see what the councillors can do
Dear Editor, You can get your roast breadfruit, bananas, mangoes, aluminium pots, plants, pears, and even high-bred puppies here. No, I am not talking about at the market, but at the top of Valentine...
View ArticlePNP seeking to score cheap political points
Dear Editor, It is evident that the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is seeking to score political mileage as it relates to the $600 million it has touted has been distributed islandwide for...
View ArticleWe must confront the criminals
Dear Editor, As rampant criminality has our people worried for their safety, and as crime threatens tourism and the country’s overall economic growth, it is clear that neither the past nor the present...
View ArticlePortia chose the pit
Dear Editor, I read with interest Raulston Nembhard’s commentary in the Jamaica Observer of Wednesday, November 23, 2016 on the issues concerning the Leader of the Opposition Portia Simpson Miller....
View ArticleHolland High aims at building character
Dear Editor, In a time when schools across Jamaica are struggling with disciplinary issues, Holland High School in Trelawny decided to mitigate these issues by focusing on developing core values among...
View ArticleTime for Brown Burke to go
Dear Editor, I’ve been searching my head since the first local government debate to find what Angela Brown Burke has done to improve the city since she took over as mayor in 2012 so much that she...
View ArticleNo threat, intimidation
Dear Editor, On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, I addressed a public meeting of the People’s National Party in Claremont, St Ann. Portions of my address were widely reported in the media. I love and...
View ArticleWho is my councillor?
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to both the Jamaica Labour Party and People’s National Party: I live in a townhouse on Washington Boulevard in Kingston, very close to the Boulevard Baptist Church,...
View ArticleIs the region ready for the Trump presidency?
Dear Editor, Much has been written about the results of the recent US presidential election. My candidate of choice, Hillary Clinton, won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College and the...
View ArticleEnd violence against women and girls
Dear Editor, At long last there is growing global recognition that violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, public health pandemic and serious obstacle to sustainable development....
View Article$600 million won’t ‘buy’ my vote
Dear Editor, So it seems I’m not going to the polls after all. I’m trying really hard, but don’t see who or what to vote for. The crassness is not one-sided. True politicians are not about themselves...
View ArticleDarkness covering Washington Boulevard
Dear Editor, How is it that a major thoroughfare such as Washington Boulevard can have non-functioning street lights for more than two years now? On what planet is this even remotely acceptable? These...
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