Gays have become the bullies
Dear Editor, The pique in interest in the issue of homosexuality also witnessed the resurgence of accusations of the Church 'singling out' gays when speaking of sexual sin, or even sin in general. In...
View ArticleDo the Waterhouse supporters have a point?
Dear Editor, With Jamaica's World Cup football qualifying campaign teetering on the brink of dismal failure, the paucity of goals coming from the boots of the Regga Boyz is cause for real concern....
View ArticleIt's Doran Dixon who deserves the apology
Dear Editor, With respect to the Government's declared intentions to amend the Contractor General's Act regarding the monitoring of pre-contractual phases of strategic investments, among other things,...
View ArticleSOK: Save our kids
Dear Editor, Child month has just passed we can see Jamaica's disregard and abandonment of youth coming to the fore. As the bodies pile up, as children become the cannon fodder of the battles we fight...
View ArticleRemove the robber of chances
Dear Editor, Despite the fact that we ought to think positive and be optimistic about the future, we should always remember this common saying: "Prevention is better than cure." The IAAF and the JAAA...
View ArticleDon't tamper with the constitution for gay ad
Dear Editor, Our nation continues to experience a grave and deepening social and economic crisis rooted in the erosion of moral and spiritual values. As Christian leaders with the contingent of...
View ArticleLead, Mr Commish, lead
Dear Editor, It is most heartening and refreshing to read the article written by no less a person than Jamaica's commissioner of police. In this article, Mr Ellington debunks the belief that being...
View ArticleSin on the loose
Dear Editor, I recently read an article titled, "We are a nation of copycats". The author was concerned primarily with the spate of beheadings taking place across the island. He suggested that most of...
View ArticleWe talk a good talk, but...
Dear Editor, It has been said in some quarters that Jamaica has become not merely competent, but quite proficient in matters to do with crime, corruption and consistently making its people poorer....
View ArticleWanted: A lion of a JTA
Dear Editor, Jamaica desperately needs another JTA, not the 'lion-hearted cat' but rather a roaring, hungry lion. By JTA I mean Jamaica Taxpayers' Association. There does not seem to be anyone looking...
View ArticleFrom the closet to under the carpet
Dear Editor, I have taken note of an increasing tendency among some commentators, both locally and internationally, to use the human rights argument as the basis for pushing for the amendment of laws...
View ArticleOur youth going up in smoke
Dear Editor, Our children are in peril. Data show that 17.8 per cent of 13-15-year-olds currently smoke cigarettes — 21.5 per cent of boys and 14.3 per cent of girls (National Council on Drug...
View ArticleLocals must have same access to our tourism product
Dear Editor, Two weeks ago I visited Devon House with some friends. Over the years, I have visited the property and bought ice cream and snacks and had my children pay to use the play area. On this...
View ArticleStanding room only
Dear Editor, Portmore residents put their lives in danger every day just to earn a living. Today I 'sailed' in a Coaster bus with some 55 people, most of whom were standing passengers. It was a bus...
View ArticleSociety's moral decay
Dear Editor, Despite his recent meltdown, it is not surprising that pop star Justin Bieber continues to have plenty of "Beliebers" throughout the world. Very little of what we believe today is based on...
View ArticleWhy not abolish the Senate?
Dear Editor, With all the talk about eliminating the duplications and inefficiencies within Government, our Parliament seems to have forgotten one very important state organ — itself. Specifically, the...
View ArticleClearing the smokescreen
Dear Editor, It is quite unfortunate that Dr Hagley, in his letter published in the Observer Tuesday, June 11, 2013, conveyed some misleading comments in his quest to encourage the Parliament to enact...
View ArticleWould Sylvan Reid please stand up?
Dear Editor, It was with great consternation that I, along with all Jamaicans, witnessed the detention of the Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay Michael Troupe and councillor for the Salt Spring Division...
View ArticleJSIF call should include Kingston
Dear Editor, If Jamaica is to move away from the socio-economic quagmire it is in, the thinking, particularly that of its leadership, must be beyond the pale. Unfortunately, though efforts are being...
View ArticleSame knife that stick sheep...
Dear Editor, Based on recent pronouncements of two past presidents of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), it would appear that the JTA and its members have finally grasped the lesson being taught...
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