Equal rights for the unborn
Dear Editor, In his letter of March 5, 2013, Jason Maddon asserts that a woman's "right to choose" is based on her rights to freedom, security and privacy. The term is a dubious euphemism for a "right...
View ArticleHow can we get to the 'Greener Economy'?
Dear Editor, As many countries including Jamaica continue to grapple with extremely high energy costs, the debate continues to rage regarding what are the viable alternatives that will allow for a less...
View ArticleTeach the child instead of punishing him
Dear Editor, The March 4 edition of the Jamaica Observer carried an article entitled 'Mom's tell: How to deal with kids misbehaving in public.' A more fitting title would be "Moms tell how they deal...
View ArticleFree up travel in the Caribbean
Dear Editor,"Your refusal of entry was not, in any way, related to your nationality, but with the answers that you gave to immigration. Mr Merlo Reid, when he placed the cancelled stamp in your...
View ArticleGovernment must enforce the law
Dear Editor, Do you recall in April of 2008 when then Minister of Finance, Audley Shaw, announced the tax amnesty? Senator Don Wehby, who was part of the ministry at the time, indicated that it would...
View ArticleNot going to Barbados
Dear Editor, Regarding your front page story in the Sunday Observer about the discrimination of Jamaicans going to Barbados, the discrimination only starts at the airport in Barbados. I have heard...
View ArticleWe need to change our old laws
Dear Editor, The archaic laws and procedures on our law books, and the "People's Justice" in Jamaica, are different from international standards and norms. In the recent acquittal of Sergeant Lloyd...
View ArticleMake those changes at NHT now
Dear Editor, As a former employee of the National Housing Trust (NHT), where I held the position of Director of Mortgage Operations, I wish to make the following points to clarify some misconceptions...
View ArticleHousing Trust has failed
Dear Editor, I am a contributor to the National Housing Trust and I have received an NHT benefit. Unfortunately, most contributors to the Trust cannot say the same. The vast majority of hardworking...
View ArticleFewer markets in St Thomas
Dear Editor, Where have our markets in Eastern St Thomas gone? Over the last 40 years, we had the following markets operating at full capacity with all kinds of agricultural products for sale: Golden...
View ArticleGet the facts, Jenny Jenny
Dear Editor, This morning (March 13) the popular radio show host, Jenny Jenny, offered erroneous commentary when she likened the government's new IMF-driven policies and strategies to communism. No...
View ArticleWe should ban hanging too
Dear Editor, Parliament made a very strange decision recently. It decided to outlaw flogging, on the grounds that it is inhumane and is a relic of slavery. However, in coming to this decision, it...
View ArticleLotto victims are greedy too
Dear Editor, I watched the Dan Rather report on the lotto scam featuring Jamaica and listened to the many online criticism of the cruel and heartless nature of these scammers, preying on senior...
View ArticleRight for the US, wrong for Cuba?
Dear Editor, It was reported in the news on television yesterday (March 12) that representatives of the US media and Homeland Security came to Jamaica recently, to carry out investigations aimed at...
View ArticleVaz just doesn't get it!
Dear Editor, While I completely agree with East Portland MP Daryl Vaz's criticism of justice minister Mark Golding's misplaced priorities in flogging his obeah law through Parliament, Vaz misses the...
View ArticleCongrats to Pope Francis
Dear Editor, With deep joy I offer Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio my warm congratulations and most fervent good wishes on his election to the papacy. Jorge Mario Bergoglio is a man rich in spiritual...
View ArticleSell to the NHT instead
Dear Editor, Many years ago through political patronage, the poor were provided houses which never became homes, but which have become garrisons and impoverished and run-down areas where crime is...
View ArticleBad choice of Schools' Challenge music questions
Dear Editor, While waiting for the early evening news on television, I happen to watch TVJ's Schools' Challenge Quiz which precedes the newscast. I am, however, disquieted by the jaundiced slant of the...
View ArticleChavez's legacy will live on
Dear Editor, Many Jamaicans must be mourning the recent passing of President Hugo Rafael Chavez of the Federal Republic of Venezuela, who had strong connections with Jamaica over the years. President...
View ArticlePope pick is great news
Dear Editor, The election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the papacy is great news. Bergoglio is a genuinely spiritual soul, and a man of deep prayer who tends to accent growth in...
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