Bunting, did divine intervention tell you to do the documentary?
Dear Editor, One of the main commentators of the documentary broadcasted on A&E, the Biography Channel, titled “Gangster: America’s Most Evil“ was the Security Minister Peter Bunting. He made, in...
View ArticleWhat will the Chinese toll be?
Dear Editor, The most recent toll increase brings into sharp focus the issue of the concession entered into by the Government and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to build a toll road from...
View ArticleLet there be 'good' light, JPS
Dear Editor, The issue of street lighting is very important to our communities in more ways than one, and the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is critical in this area. I am using this medium to...
View ArticleWe are working, working, working — MFAFT
Dear Editor, Your editorial of Sunday, 11th July 2013 entitled, "EU: new broom sweeps clean, but old broom knows the corner" asserts that there has been an absence of serious diplomacy in Great Britain...
View ArticleSmoking ban, a step in the right direction
Dear Editor, The move by the Ministry of Health to ban smoking in public spaces will be of immense benefit to Jamaicans. Many people are still of the view that smoking only affects smokers' lungs,...
View ArticleJustice across the waters
Dear Editor,'I man born ya, I nah leave ya, Sweet Jamaica'. Yes, I have been a resident of the United States since 1976, but I am and will always be a Jamaican. One of the reasons that I have never...
View ArticleCelebrating 50 years at St Jude's Primary
Dear Editor, There is a tendency in the Jamaican society for us to "look down" and discriminate against some of our schools due mainly to geographical location and the perception that some schools are...
View ArticleFed up with incompetent West Indies team
Dear Editor, I have a right to mash down West Indies with harsh criticisms or constructive ones. There are more thorns than roses in the latest West Indies batting display against Pakistan. And it...
View ArticleThat new no-smoking law
Dear Editor, The new law, which prescribes where smoking is and is not permitted, came into effect on Monday, July 15, 2013. While well intentioned, it leaves a lot to be desired. Various interest...
View ArticleLacking talents
Dear Editor, While many fans have been basking in the success of our nation's track & field performances at the world level, it has been mainly our short sprinters who have been in the spotlight....
View ArticleNew laws, more prisons needed
Dear Editor, Now that there is a law against smoking and the proposed new laws against the singing of "bad" music and the penalties for not paying these new inflated property taxes, I think that our...
View ArticleHere is what’s legal for lawyers — GLC
Dear Editor, In your edition on Sunday, July 4, 2013, you published an article under the heading "Outdated laws anger Future Services". The article referred to a news release issued by a company which...
View ArticleDid you really take a salary increase, PM?
Dear Editor, The prime minister recently made a cry to the nation. She asked Jamaicans to put our hands together so that we can improve the economy. She called on the private sector to employ at least...
View ArticleShort changed by successive governments
Dear Editor, This beautiful island nation of ours is scarred. It makes no sense for us to continue spewing platitudes about a paradise that has been wronged through the course of its history. We have...
View ArticleThe rights of Pharaoh and God
Dear Editor, I am a smoker. Any member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force who decides to arrest me for smoking in a public place could be charged with making a false arrest and for being a public...
View ArticleThe answers are in the mirror
Dear Editor, The price of democracy is responsibility. In a democracy, the citizens are responsible for the actions of their government. Some years ago, then United States Senator Barry Goldwater said,...
View ArticleDon’t forget where we are coming from
Dear Editor, Recent happenings have left us all upset and, perhaps, even downcast. But do not ever lose faith in our people. I do not believe that any of the athletes knowingly used a banned substance....
View ArticleThe truth and challenges within the primary education system
Dear Editor, In a time when our nation's teachers are asked to improve students' academic performance with frozen salaries, I would like to take a moment to view the challenges that are faced in the...
View ArticleBe resilient amid adversity, athletes
Dear Editor, The most compelling reality of today's Jamaica is the abysmal sinking of the Jamaican track and field dream and "Brand Jamaica". Now is the time to stand up and be counted for being...
View ArticleNo witness, not trial — by-product of corruption
Dear Editor, Again, we should note the even more alarming frequency in which witnesses with criminal matters before our courts are not showing up to testify. Yes, this trend is getting even worse. This...
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