Not so, Henley!
Dear Editor, Henley Morgan contributed an article entitled "Why brand Jamaica won't work for us" to the Jamaica Observer of February 6, 2013. In the course of reaching his conclusion, he stated that...
View ArticleDan Marino and his love child
Dear Editor, The bigger they are, the harder they fall. I disagree with those who believe celebrity football star Dan Marino should not receive a backlash from the media for his part in fathering a...
View ArticleSaddened by state of the economy
Dear Editor, I am saddened by the state of our economy. Our leaders are telling us one thing and behind closed doors they are engaging in self-gained hypocrisy. Before someone turns a state official...
View ArticleNot the best way to go
Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the suggestion by Dr Mark Harris at the Northern Caribbean University, of using gypsum and other substances in combination to vegitate the bauxite waste...
View ArticleThe role of government
Dear Editor, The role of the Government is to demonstrate that it has the aptitude, skill, and competence of creating policies and laws that are devoid of corruption, immorality, and...
View ArticleNo new church with new Pope
Dear Editor, While most Catholics were taken by surprise that the Pope has called it a day due to his failing health, no one should be surprised that after the new pope has been installed, the Roman...
View ArticleLet's make use of the hand
When given a bad hand in a game of cards or dominoes, one has to do the best with the hand given until the next cycle of the game comes around. This bad hand will — if we allow it to — teach us how to...
View ArticleWignall misses the mark on buggery law
It is indeed a pity that a seasoned columnist like Mr Mark Wignall seems to have no understanding of the issues surrounding the buggery law. Suggesting, as he did in your publication of Sunday,...
View ArticleSet up 'Citizens Who Can Pay' database
Social welfare was originally designed by governments within various countries to provide some form of financial assistance or bridge to the less fortunate citizens, in order to allow them to be able...
View ArticleSetting a good example
"Through Christ, our Lord and Saviour, Amen"— a phrase you would most likely hear in a church service or any Christian congregation. But no, students of many government schools all across the country...
View ArticleUnprotected gay sex is medically unsafe
Dear Editor, In their article in the Jamaica Observer on Wednesday, February 6, The Love March Movement in their usual condescending rhetoric (the "we love gays" front to make them appear humble that...
View ArticleThe Pope's resignation
Dear Editor, I am deeply saddened that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning. The Holy Father was an inspiration and a model witness to the life of Christ; a shepherd of truth constantly guarding his flock so...
View ArticleAudley Shaw does not have the answers
Dear Editor, Audley Shaw is the perfect example of the typical know-it-all who thinks he knows, but does not know he does not know. No media house should be out of their minds enough to ask him to...
View ArticleLeadership crisis in Jamaica
Dear Editor, Reluctantly, I listened to the joint presentation by the prime minister and the finance minister. As I listened, I thought how great a paradise nation we could have been had it not been...
View ArticleDr Virtue is off track
Dear Editor, Through the prism of race, I must answer Dr Grace Virtue's piece which suggests that we are mental slaves who do not trust black authority figures, that our education system is geared to...
View ArticleProtect the Jamaican culture
Dear Editor, My view regarding the Volkswagen (VW) Super Bowl advertisement is somewhat different from those I have heard and read about. Jamaicans are truly endowed with an extremely awesome culture;...
View ArticleUnite in strength for our children
Dear Editor, The IMF, World Bank et al only lend to countries that show mercy to their people. Where has the love gone for our fellow brothers and sisters.?How can we seek the love of outsiders when we...
View ArticleThe making of 'Debt Wish' movie
Dear Editor, They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Therefore, Mr Audley Shaw and the Jamaica Labour Party(JLP) ought not to feel too bad. They starred in the original JDX, and now...
View ArticleMatthew Thomas correct about the buggery law
Dear Editor, Mr Matthew Thomas in his letter of February 13 insists that the buggery law is no deterrent to anal penetration (that activity is not sex). I don't know anyone who would disagree with him...
View ArticleStop the blame game and run the country
Dear Editor, The dictionary defines responsibility as "the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management". I would like to...
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