Building a better Jamaica
Dear Editor, The government should be aggressively mobilising the entire population to build a better Jamaica. Many of the bigger problems require huge amounts of money that can be acquired only by...
View ArticleMichael Manley was so right
Dear Editor, The writer of your editorial which appeared in the publication of October 2, 2012, "From Michael Manley to Portia Simpson Miller", must be commended for having crafted one of the more...
View ArticleReintroduce daylight saving time
Dear Editor, As a teacher who relies on public transport, on behalf of the many students who rely on same, I would like to make an impassioned plea to those in authority to reintroduce daylight saving...
View ArticleUWI's management must lay down the law
Dear Editor, What is this thing about UWI and its students always clashing over policy issues? I read a letter in one of the dailies stating that "the time has come for the Guild of Students to run...
View ArticleKSAC found wanting
Dear Editor, Something must be radically wrong at the the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation, if current reports are accurate that councillors are going on a retreat at a prestigious all-inclusive...
View ArticleWho called the 2011 general election?
Dear Editor, As a delegate of the Jamaica Labour Party anticipating our annual conference next month, I have a simple question that I want answered by my party leaders. Who called the December 29, 2011...
View ArticleLand some punches next time, Barack!
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to President Barack Obama I watched the debate Wednesday night on TV between you and Mitt Romney. Most of the pundits today are saying that he won, and that you lost...
View ArticleYoung people are caught in a vicious cycle
Dear Editor, Everyone expresses concerns about the youth such as the media, private sector and the religious community, yet very few really show that they care. We tell our youth to "say no to drugs",...
View ArticleThose ugly bank practices
Dear Editor, Early yesterday morning, I went out to the gas station, where I was handed a note saying that my Mastercard, and Visa card, would no longer be accepted for future purchases of fuel....
View ArticleLet's protect our children
Dear Editor, I write to express my disgust and outrage at the high level of abuse against women and children that was reported in the media recently. It is often said that our children are our future,...
View ArticleA committed public servant
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Regional Coordinating Unit of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) at the University of the West Indies, I express condolence to the family of Mrs Faith...
View ArticleReconsider freedom of speech
Dear Editor, The international news media recently highlighted the subject of freedom of speech with the President of the United States of America and the President of Egypt holding contrasting views...
View ArticleIt's time politicians feel the people's pain
Dear Editor, The only group of people in Jamaica who are certain of justice and security are our politicians and their families. That is not fair. They can afford security detail and expensive lawyers...
View ArticleStop lowering family, community and national standards
Dear Editor, Has Jamaica gone mad? This is the question on the lips of many here and abroad because of the murders, rapes and vigilante actions which seem to be increasing. But Jamaica has not gone...
View ArticleProtect the rights of women and children
Dear Editor, What is going on with some men in Jamaica? It's as if the devil has been let loose on the island. What could possibly cause two men to commit the vicious act of raping a household of...
View ArticleRape of child, other murders too much to bear
Dear Editor, I am finding it very difficult to control the tears flowing freely from my eyes as I try to absorb the shocking news of the rape of the eight-year-old girl who was mercilessly raped by two...
View ArticleAction now!
Dear Editor, A public protest or demonstration is an action carried out by individuals who do not possess the requisite powers to change an untenable situation. It constitutes an appeal to those who...
View ArticleWeep for justice
Dear Editor, The incidence of serious crimes shows a rise and fall with great upward surges and declines of small proportion. The root cause of this increasingly troublesome situation is the failure of...
View ArticleMany Jamaican men have not shaken off historical sexual conditioning
Dear Editor, I read with interest Dr Henley Morgan's article, "Our men are killing us", in the Jamaica Observer of October 3. I agree that our politics have spawned a generation of failing men, but I...
View ArticlePraying for all
Dear Editor, As a spiritual community, the Temple of Light Centre for Spiritual Living stands at this time in prayerful support of the women and children of Jamaica and the world. We are praying too...
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