Give Syrian couple asylum
Dear Editor, The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) has an area on its website entitled "The People Who Came" which chronicles the arrival of our "Out of Many One People". In recording our...
View ArticleRoad Safety council must engage motorists
Dear Editor, Dr Lucien Jones of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC)wants the new road traffic Act now. This call for the minister of transport to pass the new traffic act — that has been...
View ArticleMake voting compulsory
Dear Editor, We note that in the Australian General Election this month they got a voter turnout of about 77%. How did they achieve this and persistently so? Australia is one of 20 countries that have...
View ArticleRighteousness exalts a nation
Dear Editor, People have always been quick to criticise the Church whenever immorality rears its ugly head, as if the Church were simply some regulatory body of individuals who must be blamed for...
View ArticleStop the big yaad behaviour
Dear Editor, As a young citizen of Jamaica I am overly concerned with the behaviour of those who are our leaders. Everyone wants to be in control, everyone wants to be better than the other. Our...
View ArticleHas anyone thought of Port Royal?
Dear Editor, After observing the highly animated discourse concerning a wholesale "modernization" of Portland Bight and Goat Islands, I note that every single environmentalist who is worth his or her...
View ArticleLet Shearer's pride be your guide
Dear Editor, It is a sorely disappointing experience to witness the venomous way in which some JLP stalwarts are publicly uttering disgraceful things about their colleagues who, in truth, have served...
View ArticleIs Montego Bay aging?
Dear Editor, Is Montego Bay, as a tourist resort area, aging? I visited Montego Bay twice over the past ten months and my first observation was no different from my second. These observations...
View ArticleNo better herring...
Dear Editor, A great nation stands on a solid platform when it can come together despite personal beliefs, political affiliation, race and gender to build its firm foundation. One would have thought...
View Article'Butch' Stewart is speaking for me too
Dear Editor, I was very relieved to see the column "Overtaxation, red tape strangling Jamaica" in the Jamaica Observer on Monday, September 16, 2013 by Mr Gordon 'Butch' Stewart. I'd like to assure him...
View ArticleTeach citizens how to combat crime
Dear Editor, The monster that crime represents for Jamaica is painfully evidenced in the efforts, simple to Herculean, that businesses, residents and visitors alike employ to secure life and property....
View ArticleHold resignation calls
Dear Editor, All those who have been asking for the resignation of Minister Azan have shown neither legal basis nor breach of any convention of the constitution for so asking. In this context, the...
View ArticleCompulsory voting a waste of effort
Dear Editor, We live in a democratic society that respects the rights of its citizens power of choice. If the government decides to make voting compulsory it would be an infringement on my rights to...
View ArticleParents need to take responsibility
Dear Editor, It is the parents'/guardians' responsibility to ensure that students get the uniform specifications from schools, and see to it that the uniform is made accordingly. If the adults fail to...
View ArticleMost expensive light bulbs
Dear Editor, Dennis, The menace, one of my favourite comic strip characters, in a recent episode, enquired of his mother why she has to pay so much for the items she had acquired in the gift shop....
View ArticleBan bird shooting for 2 years
Dear Editor, The bird season is not yet over, but I am now calling on National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to have a ban on bird shooting for at least two years. Last week I worked as a...
View ArticleToday is Int'l Day of Peace
Dear Editor, On this International Day of Peace, let us pledge to teach our children the value of tolerance and mutual respect. Let us invest in the schools and teachers that will build a fair and...
View ArticleLeaders must set an example
Dear Editor, What is our Jamaica, land we love coming to? When we look at the behaviour of our politicians are we as young people to be ashamed or should we just sit and laugh believing that everything...
View ArticleWill the real Audley Shaw please stand up?
Dear Editor, Andrew Holness is being criticised for his non-abrasive demeanour. However, I can't help but notice that Mr Shaw himself has toned down his political persona. He is now closely on par with...
View ArticleGood job, Mrs Tomblin, but...
Dear Editor, The president and CEO of the Jamaica Public Service Company Kelly Tomblin has been in the news expressing concern on the financial state of the company. She was even on the front page of...
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