What happened in just one year?
Dear Editor, Can someone please explain to me what has happened in the space of one short year. Approximately a year ago the ugly monster of crime was on the retreat. The carnage of murders, rape,...
View ArticleJamaica must change
Dear Editor, It has been months since I left Jamaica. After facing many difficulties in setting up a business in Jamaica, I decided to invest in Myanmar, where unprecedented changes abound. I am...
View ArticleMercy and forgiveness will correct society’s ills
Dear Editor, Most of us above a certain age grew up in church. I am told by someone in the know that church attendance, and by extension, Sunday School attendance is not as universal as it once was....
View ArticleHow did we come to this sorry pass?
Dear Editor, I am still in shock after viewing online footage of Jamaicans scavenging for meat in the Rio Cobre following the tragic accident on Flat Bridge last Wednesday night. I cannot believe that...
View ArticleJAS, St Andrew farmers call on MPs to help with bad roads
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to East Rural St Andrew MP Damion Crawford and West Rural St Andrew MP Paul Buchanan regarding repairs to roads in their constituencies. At a meeting of the Kingston...
View ArticleWestern Jamaica's working class deserve national honours
Dear Editor, We should be very proud of the many patriotic Jamaicans from the different social classes who are expected to receive awards for their courage and commitment to nation building on National...
View ArticleUniforms are beneficial and professional
Dear Editor, So many people wear uniforms now. The official uniformed groups are noted for the cleanliness and sparkle of well-ironed, crisp and nice uniforms which give the needed atmosphere of...
View ArticleWhy crucify our politicians?
Dear Editor, It is often said that our leaders have failed us because they have allowed corruption to take over this country. But let us not blame our leaders entirely as we too have contributed...
View ArticleBring back Bogle's statue
Dear Editor, Where is Paul Bogle's statue? Come on, Jamaicans in authority, why are you turning your backs on a national symbol? I can't help but reiterate that you are dragging the symbols of our...
View ArticleLabel GMOs now!
Dear Editor, This government cannot kick this can down the road any further. Consumers are calling for action on the labelling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) now. We have been making this...
View ArticleThank you, Andrew Smith, ICWI
Dear Editor, On October 5, 2012, I was driving towards Lakes Pen on my way to work, when I felt the left side of my vehicle lift into the air and there was a slight impact. Understandably, this was...
View Article'Pepper pot suss false'
Dear Editor, Far too many people have commented to me about your pepper pot "suss" of Friday, October 5, 2012, for me to allow it to pass. In fact, the story is false. I greeted and shook the hands of...
View ArticleProtect nature in all ways
Dear Editor, There is much talk about ecology and protection of the environment, especially after the international debate in Copenhagen. We might say that ecology studies the relationship between...
View ArticleLet's rid Stony Hill Square of traffic congestion
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to CEO of the National Works Agency Everton Hunter. We have written repeatedly on the traffic congestion at Stony Hill Square, requesting itemised costs for the...
View ArticleProstitutes in heat on the 'Back Road'
Dear Editor, The behaviour of sex workers on the 'Back Road' in Portmore is disgraceful, to say the least. This is a road that is used by everyone all day. It is not an isolated red light district. You...
View ArticleProtect the vulnerable from predators
Dear Editor, The devastating and uncivilised attack on our women and children is a national epidemic which must be dealt with by the state and civil society. I know I will be controversial with my next...
View ArticleShould voting be compulsory in a democracy?
Dear Editor, The freedom to vote is so taken for granted that one is prompted to ask: Should voting be a civic duty instead of being merely a civic right? It is frequently argued with a great deal of...
View ArticleA solution to students' loan problem
Dear Editor, According to the media, the problem of supporting the increasing number of students wishing to enter the universities in the island gets more difficult with each passing year. Successive...
View ArticleChange old financial order
Dear Editor, The respected and respectable former central bank governor, Derick Latibeaudiere, has said nothing to contradict the call by a most outstanding man of finance (public and private) Edward...
View ArticleTourism drying up in Ocho Rios
Dear Editor, The smell and sight of a dying town is unmistakable: There is silence in the streets of Ocho Rios at night which was once crammed with partygoers, heading to the casino or to bars and...
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