The meaning of St Patrick's Day
Dear Editor, For most people St Patrick's Day is one of parades, parties, leprechauns and green beer. But just as Christmas is about more than commercialised fun, so too does St Patrick's Day have a...
View ArticleNo to lotto extraditions
Dear Editor, While it is true that a jellyfish has more spines than our politicians, I am of the opinion that blaming them and the police alone concerning the lottery scam is unfair. I am afraid that...
View ArticleCaribbean learned from the US
Dear Editor, I am responding to an article that was carried in the Jamaica Observer that spoke to "political cronyism" in Caribbean politics. The article went on to warn that should Caribbean countries...
View ArticleClean up our politics
Dear Editor, Many Jamaicans believe that politics is "dirty" and should be avoided. I believe that we all are privileged to participate in a democracy which includes a political process, but this...
View ArticleThanks much, Digicel Foundation
Dear Editor, Last week the Digicel Foundation brought some light to our little community of St Toolies, Manchester, in the form of a computer which they donated to the Alexander Basic School. Many...
View ArticleWhy play target practice with Jamaicans?
Dear Editor, What am I to understand or better yet, what should we understand by Garth Allen's article, Education and How We Use the Brain (Saturday 16 March, 2013)? There seems to be a double...
View ArticleJamaican Sports Empire seeks minister
Dear Editor, Your editorial of March 18 speaks to points that I have made to the sports minister, but I have had no response. I am a Jamaican and my company is Jamaican Sports Empire, Ltd. We are...
View ArticleNo evidence about Easter
Dear Editor, By now, most of us, and especially those of us who celebrate Easter at this time of the year, must realise that the Gospel accounts on which these celebrations are based are unreliable....
View ArticleDo we really need the IMF?
Dear Editor, Kindly allow me some space in your paper to ask a question and make some suggestions. The question as strange as it may sound is why does Jamaica need the IMF? Certainly the Balance of...
View ArticleWe need a fairer justice system
Dear Editor, Shortly after a police detective was seen on a video shooting Ian 'Ching Sing' Lloyd while he was lying on the ground after being severely beaten, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)...
View ArticleThe right composers
Dear Editor, Regarding your article published March 19, 2013 'Courtney Fadlin blows up a storm at Redbones' ... this serves to clarify the error made in naming the composers of the last three pieces...
View ArticleDisclose Cash Plus investors
Dear Editor, The Cash Plus debacle is forever drawn out. This is one case that warrants the freedom of information statute. The practice is an offence against the state and public disclosure of all the...
View ArticleMirror image of justice system
Dear Editor, Fear and abhorrence of governmental power to try people twice for the same conduct is one of the oldest principles enshrined in the law. Throughout time, it has been firmly established in...
View ArticleWasn't OT Fairclough a socialist?
Dear Editor, Now we know why former prime minister P J Patterson is without doubt the most effective politician that Jamaica has ever had -- he can make his audience believe anything. The latest...
View ArticleJamaica must build on culture tourism
Dear Editor, According to the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013, Jamaica dipped two spots to 67 among 140 countries, due to poor scores in environmental sustainability and culture. The...
View ArticleAn amazing 'Champs' 2013
Dear Editor, A Championships like none other. Thirty records broken - some with jaw-dropping performances. Three class two boys run under 47 seconds in 400 metres. First-year class three boy runs 21.87...
View ArticleInsist on children having breakfast daily
Dear Editor, Across the globe, millions of school-age children go to school daily without breakfast. Good nutrition, particularly in the first three years of life, is important in establishing a good...
View ArticleGay lifestyle is not normal
Dear Editor, Allow me space to highlight a common "gay rights" lobby argument, which often uses misdirection and emotion-getting propaganda as a ploy. It is the usual argument that because gays...
View ArticleDavies responds to Seaga on black market
Dear Editor, I was off the island for a short period and it was only on my return that I became aware of the response of former Prime Minister Edward Seaga to my letter to the Editor on the above...
View ArticleJamaica is a blessed nation
Dear Editor, It has been 20 years since I migrated to Canada from Jamaica. Every year that I have returned on vacation, I continue to feel the love and positive energy in this country and to see more...
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