It doesn't have to all go up in smoke
Dear Editor, As a father and a smoker, I am extremely proud of the efforts made by the students of Campion College and other high schools to collect signatures on the petition to ban smoking in public...
View ArticleLet's return virtue to track and field
Dear Editor, I am saddened by the doping scandal involving Jamaican athletes. Historically, sports was considered to be a virtue-making machine. The values that correspond with sports were considered...
View ArticleGive Bustamante High School a chance
Dear Editor, The Bustamante High School, located in Lionel Town, Clarendon, is trying to survive in spite of the challenges that it faces. The school encounters a lot of problems that I know are not...
View ArticleJDF Coast Guard urges safety at sea
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard remains committed to its primary role of search and rescue in Jamaica and urges all users of the maritime space to practise basic safety...
View ArticleStop playing the blame-game, minister
Dear Editor, I write in response to a report in last Thursday's edition of the Jamaica Observer entitled, "JDIP contractors paid -- Davies", which as far as I am concerned is totally misleading....
View ArticleBunting's mistake will hurt us big time
Dear Editor, Minister Peter Bunting erred in two major ways with regard to the recent aired A&E documentary entitled American Gangster: 1. In being a participant 2. Believing that only the former...
View ArticleDoping for the gold and the glory
Dear Editor,"Doping in sport is a cancer; it undermines the credibility of what we see. It unfairly tilts the playing field in favour of those who cheat" according to former head of the United States...
View ArticleLet's change JA's name, flag and symbols
Dear Editor, The name of any country should say something about the people who have always lived in it. A most fitting honour for us, I think, would be to honour the first known inhabitants of this...
View ArticleHope Zoo — out of reach
Dear Editor, I was shocked and horrified to see the increased prices to visit Hope Zoo. What can possibly justify this? Where is the reasoning? This seems to be a case of cruelty to humans. Certainly,...
View ArticleSome more equal...
Dear Editor, It was supposed to be a night of good, clean fun, with maybe a joke or two at the mispronunciation of certain words on Twitterland, as on Sunday most of Jamaica watched the 2013 staging of...
View ArticleSuccess requires more than the classroom
Dear Editor, The Minister of Education seems disturbed by the fact that schools in which the assessment of teachers have been positive, the educational outcomes of students have not been satisfactory....
View ArticleThat smoking ban and lewd lyrics
Dear Editor, I must congratulate the Minister of Health, Dr Fenton Ferguson, for the banning of smoking in public places. That's a good move. It should have been done long ago, but it's better late...
View ArticleI am not delighted, NHT
Dear Editor, I have been a contributor to the National Housing Trust (NHT) for years. I have never benefited from the NHT. I recently applied online for a refund. As far as I am aware, every cent that...
View ArticleTime for action of some kind
Dear Editor, It is time we see an Egyptian, Brazilian-style protest against our Government to hold elected public officials accountable. Citizens who are disaffected with Government should put aside...
View ArticleLack of regard for Jamaican women
Dear Editor, I am of the firm view that the comments by Member of Parliament Dr Dayton Campbell in response to a particular contestant winning the sectional prize for best figure in the recently...
View ArticleUniversity no longer about the enlightened
Dear Editor, I have spent one year at university already — a year that flew past very quickly. While there I have made some interesting observations and now I am left to wonder at the 'intelligent'...
View ArticleThanks, PBC, for your contribution to joy
Dear Editor, From the bottom of my heart, I want to congratulate the Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) for the marvellous and continuous entertainment, they are always giving us: heart-touching,...
View ArticlePaying for the need to relieve yourself
Dear Editor, Public restrooms should not attract a fee. It is becoming the norm for patrons to be required to pay a fee to use public restrooms in various parts of the country - from government health...
View ArticleSmoking ban, addiction and sensitivity
Dear Editor, With all the present discourse on the implementation of a ban on smoking in public spaces by the minister of health, Dr Fenton Ferguson, RISE Life Management Services has noted that the...
View ArticleTime to test WADA too
Dear Editor, Far from being embarrassed that six Jamaican athletes have recently been found in violation of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules, I am annoyed that the anti-doping zealots at WADA are...
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