Silence of the lambs: Has the Gov't gone dumb?
Dear Editor, I am a citizen of Jamaica who is interested in the progressive development of my country irrespective of which political party is in power, as their decisions will affect how I live. Today...
View ArticleTell us Mr Shaw, tell us
Dear Editor, You have been deputy leader of Area Council Three for 14 years, what is your outstanding achievement in that political terrain? Mr Shaw, before making the decision to mount a leadership...
View ArticleObama has spoken on Syria, what of us?
Dear Editor, A few days ago the President of the United States of America Barack Obama, while speaking in the historic White House's Rose Garden, informed his country and the global community that he,...
View ArticleLove you 'Man a Yard', but no!
Dear Editor, As a JLP diehard who enjoys "Man a Yard" as my main act at Conference and party rallies, I am bereft of conclusive reasons that qualify him to be party leader. The bright, young affiliate...
View ArticleGive the Chinese Goat Islands
Dear Editor, Why do we continue to shoot ourselves in the foot? The latest unemployment figures show a rise to over 16%. Over 27% in young people ages 18-25, and over 40% in women. These figures are...
View ArticleWe can't have it both ways; compromise
Dear Editor, As I watch the political and environmental manoeuvrings in relation to the proposed development of a trans-shipment port on Goat Islands, I am reminded of a most unpleasant experience...
View ArticleAll this gay fuss
Dear Editor, Listening to the upsurge re the gay community and Queen Ifrica, I wonder why the gays are so unfair to the wider society? Every day all they can talk about is their rights. So what happen...
View ArticleThis land is ours
Dear Editor, There are those who seem to think that the United States might have retained some proprietary rights to the Goat Islands and the other Jamaican territories that were used as American bases...
View ArticleClamp down on skin bleaching
Dear Editor, The grace and splendour of natural beauty — the real God-given beauty — has been marred and damaged since the introduction of skin bleaching and the additional application of cosmetics....
View ArticleVice vs Virtue
Dear Editor, In the Jamaica Observer of Tuesday 27th August, 2013, Roger Goodwill, in a letter to the editor, asks the question, "Ja, where did we really go wrong?" It is a deep and vital question...
View ArticleWhither the CAF rollback?
Dear Editor, As any business person will tell you, time is money. Policy or project implementations must be done on a timely basis to maximise gains. We all expect teething pains with a new policy, but...
View ArticleAttack on Syria imminent
Dear Editor, Recent increase in sabre-rattling by the warmongers of this world points to an imminemt attack on Syria. Again, more lives, through direct attack and collateral damage, will be lost. The...
View ArticleNo to legal prostitution
Dear Editor, Last week, while watching BBC World News; I saw where, in Switzerland, prostitution is now a legitimate profession. For me, being a young Catholic Christian, that became a great concern,...
View ArticleShow me the $$$
Dear Editor, In the current debate about whether to go for jobs over the environment in allowing China Harbour Engineering Company to develop Goat Islands into a trans-shipment port, nobody has said a...
View ArticleAdvice to Holness
Dear Editor, While there is no doubt that Andrew Holness is a mild-mannered man of steel, recent utterings by some of those purportedly campaigning on his behalf have left a lot to be desired and have...
View ArticleChain the palace guards; let the people vote
Dear Editor, A leadership race is clearly on, and the incumbent repeatedly states that he is up for and unafraid of the challenge. What is clear is that his palace guards are either afraid of the...
View Article...the Obama contradiction
Dear Editor, As I write, President Obama, the first Afro-Caucasian president of the USA, is preparing to bomb Syria, claiming that its Government is using chemical weapons against citizens. It is very...
View ArticleInfighting is not the way
Dear Editor, Since Audley Shaw made it public that he had aspirations to challenge for JLP leadership, those who have come out batting for Andrew Holness do not seem to champion a united cause. This...
View ArticleWe are many, but not one people
Dear Editor, The greatest lie ever foisted on the people of Jamaica is our national motto: "Out Of Many, One People". Far from being a society promoting opportunity for all and a unity of purpose, we...
View ArticleCall to Obama for peace
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Peace Council calls on Barack Obama, president of the United States of America, to live up to his Nobel Peace Prize and his anti-war pronouncements prior to taking office by...
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