Barred from saving in 2013
Dear Editor, As a social worker servicing homeless people and persons who experience mental illness in Portland I have come to recognize the impact of stigma and discrimination among these groups. One...
View ArticleIs swearing allegiance to the Queen a vestige of Feudalism?
Dear Editor, It is indeed ironic that although the island of Jamaica was granted freedom from slavery on August 1, 1838 and was declared independent on August 06, 1962, the island is still tied to the...
View ArticleEmancipation for all
"Am I not a man and a brother?" Few of us will remember where this phrase comes from, but we will celebrate the passing of the Emancipation Act. This Act heralded the end of slavery — a system that...
View ArticleNo need to change Ja's name, flag and symbol
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to an letter published on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, entitled "Let's change Ja's name, flag and symbols" by Michael A Dingwall. I am totally against Mr Dingwall's...
View ArticleShow Douglas Manley in his own right
Dear Editor, I must take issue with your Editorial of July 30, 2013 entitled "Douglas Manley -- the 'other Manley' dies". The initial sentences could have led one to believe that the writer was finally...
View ArticleAre we really free?
Dear Editor, On August 1, 1838, Jamaica was emancipated from British masters as slavery was abolished. Though marginalisation still occurred, where the whites in the country and those with "high...
View ArticleLife — as a sacred gift from a loving God
Dear Editor, The Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands joins with the Minister of Justice and civil society groups in denouncing the gruesome murder of young Dwayne Jones. While the church...
View ArticleIn memory of Trayvon Martin
Dear Editor, Last Sunday night I was fortunate enough to be invited by Riviera Beach Mayor Rev Thomas Masters to a rally in memory of Trayvon Martin at the Hilltop Missionary Baptist Church in Riviera...
View ArticleCivil disobedience may be needed now
Dear Editor, In light of the brutal killing of 17-year-old cross-dresser, Dwayne Jones, by an angry mob who, after cowardly stabbing and shooting him, threw his body by the side of the road and...
View ArticleMake up your minds, trade unions
Dear Editor, The story is told that a few years ago a Jamaican employer dismissed an employee after finding said employee fast asleep at his station. I can’t recall if it was mentioned, but it is...
View ArticleWe're all responsible
Dear Editor, The easiest thing for us to do is to blame others for our failures, some even have the audacity to attribute their success to their own making. History, however, is yet to identify a...
View ArticleFacts and fallacies
Dear Editor, Elections are won on waves of populism; it's easier to appeal to the emotions of voters than to challenge them intellectually. Furthermore, most voters don't usually care about long-term...
View ArticleTreat the killing of all citizens as a tragedy, not just the gays
Dear Editor, There is a popular saying that the hallmark of a civilised society is dependent on how it treats its old and young. Today that list can be expanded to include those with different sexual...
View ArticleThe 21st century court and the Church
Dear Editor, Seventh-day Adventist pastor Greg Baldeo is reported to have said, "any political party that needs my approval must get the approval from God..." (Daily Observer, August 5, 2013). In the...
View ArticleEffective followers critical to success
Dear Editor, We live in a society where politicians are expected to shoulder the blame for all national ailments and opinion leaders are quick to say that the woeful state of affairs in Jamaica is due...
View Article50-y-o can't keep running to Mummy
Dear Editor, I am annoyed and amused whenever I hear people pleading for divine intervention as a solution to Jamaica's woes. There is no question that God exists or that He is capable and can...
View ArticleSmoking vehicles are smoking guns
Dear Editor, As a health-conscious person, I am totally disgusted daily as I try to enjoy the open air, only to have my lungs assaulted by huge clouds of dangerous carbon monoxide coming out of...
View ArticleSecurity forces need their own court — INDECOURT
Dear Editor, Now that the Supreme Court has validated the right of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) to arrest and prosecute members of the security forces for infractions, there...
View ArticleCaricom can't even play by its own rules
Dear Editor, Regional organisations are created to foster political and economic cooperation among states within a particular geographical boundary. Therefore, in order to achieve their goals and...
View ArticleBefore the horse bursts through the gate...
Dear Editor, It was only a few months ago that I attended a Health Fair at the Caymanas Track Limited which was put on by its regulating body, Jamaica Racing Commission. On 28th July another of these...
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