Charcoal export will affect Jamaicans, forests, and wildlife
Dear Editor, The international conservation community recently became aware of Jamaica's charcoal export trade. While we recognise the right and the need for Jamaicans to secure a diversified export...
View ArticleA war against women and children
Dear Editor, There is a silent war going on in Jamaica. It is a war against our women and children. The reality of sexual abuse and sexual violence against women and children in Jamaica is incredibly...
View ArticleThe Government is sending the wrong signal
The headline in the Daily Gleaner dated February 27, 2013, states "Phillips moves to amend NHT Act." The fact that this has to be done means that the Government has erred in its decision to take $11...
View ArticleTime to clear out the public service
Dear Editor, I have come to the realisation that persons within the labour force have completely forgotten the main reason or rationale for the creation of the retirement age for persons in the labour...
View ArticleMexican Gov't combating drug trafficking
Dear Editor, In reference to the article 'Death of a beauty queen', published in your prestigious newspaper on Sunday, February 24, 2013, I hereby convey to you the following remarks: I have taken note...
View ArticleSt Ann's Bay Hospital needs attention, minister
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter with the hope that the health minister will take a look at the St Ann's Bay Hospital. I am a person with disabilities who got sick on February 27, 2013 and went to...
View ArticleSo grateful to the Step Centre
Dear Editor, It is with a pleased heart and a content mind that I write to commend the STEP Centre on their good work with not just my son, but all the special-needs children enrolled at the...
View ArticleUnjust increase in property tax
Dear Editor, A nation's tax system is often a reflection of its communal values and/or the values of those in power. Taxation is, understandably, a means by which governments finance their expenditure,...
View ArticleGoal line technology most welcome
Dear Editor, The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) is moving to resolve one of the biggest problems with which referees have been faced at all levels of competition over the...
View ArticleTidy up St Ann's Bay Hospital
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter with the hope that the Health Minister will take a look at the St Ann's Bay Hospital. I am a person with disabilities who got sick on Febuary 27, 2013. I went...
View ArticleSchools Challenge judges should quit
Dear Editor, It is now quite established that the much-anticipated yearly School Challenge Quiz programme has lost all integrity. The programme we now view, first aired over 45 years ago, is a shadow...
View ArticleLet's operate like a Christian country
Dear Editor, The recent discussions on buggery, homosexuality and worship in schools, have no doubt been enlightening for many. We have for so long taken for granted that Jamaica is a Christian country...
View ArticleWell done, Ruel Reid!
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society wishes to commend Mr Ruel Reid, principal of Jamaica College, for a wise decision to encourage his students to voluntarily adopt Judeo-Christian...
View ArticleJamaica — a most violent place
Dear Editor, Agree or not, the Jamaican society is a most violent place to live, work and most importantly to raise children. In addition to the high murder rate that continues to plague us, there is a...
View ArticlePublic hospital?
Dear Editor, I am ashamed to know that when needy citizens go to the hospital for help, and cannot provide the funds up front, they are refused care and assistance. If it is a PUBLIC hospital, why are...
View ArticleSensible, Mr Mitchell
Dear Editor, All Angles carried a most informative panel discussion, a participant of which was the former Chairman of the National Housing Trust, Mr Howard Mitchell. He suggested that buildings and...
View ArticleWrong again, Minister Thwaites
Dear Editor, Although education officers and technocrats operating under the Ministry of Education must be commended for their efforts to improve the performance of our students at the varying levels...
View ArticleWomen should have the right to choose
Dear Editor, How long will it take the parliamentary committee to reach a decision regarding the amendment of the laws that continue to criminalise females who wish to have an abortion; especially in...
View ArticleChanging of the guard — the Jamaican music industry
Dear Editor, Yet another Reggae Month has come to an end, and as is customary, I try to reflect on what we have achieved, and where we are headed from a Jamaican perspective. For me, the highlight of...
View ArticleFix Dalvey post office
Dear Editor, Please give me a space in your paper to highlight the urgent need of the Dalvey post office building. On October 24, 2012, Hurricane Sandy destroyed the roof of the building, and all the...
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