Parenting more than childbirth
Dear Editor, Observe a dog or cat or any other dumb or wild animal and see how they approach the task of parenting their young. The animal goes out in its season and mate with one of its own kind. In...
View ArticleRed tape's casualty
Dear Editor, Gordon "Butch” Stewart is certainly deserving of high praise for steadfastly reminding the Government of the urgent need to free up the red tape that is continuing to strangle productive...
View ArticleRestore honour, Dr Thompson
Dear Editor, Dr Herbert Thompson is someone I have admired for many years. I am very surprised that he could have exercised such poor judgement in receiving an award from the People's National Party....
View ArticleVideo game addiction destroys family unit
AN inquiry carried out between 2,000 adolescents of the virtual community, Habbo Hotel, puts consoles and games as the requests preferred by kids. Only four per cent of the boys asked books. For all...
View Article'Butch' not alone, Americans tired of lethargy too
Dear Editor, Americans, by 53 per cent to 25 per cent — more than ever — want their political leaders in Washington to compromise in order to get things done, rather than stick to their principles at...
View ArticleIt's more than a mere leadership challenge
Dear Editor, Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive — Sir Walter Scott. The game of politics is often overshadowed by clouds of deception. The ordinary voter is just a pawn...
View ArticleDemocracy at risk
Dear Editor Our two- party system and our democracy are in crisis because the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has not been demonstrating that it has a true leader in Andrew Holness, who obviously is only...
View ArticleWe should commend Minister Paulwell
Dear Editor, While it is true that most of us have run out of patience with the foolishness exhibited by too many of our politicians, I don't think we should allow this impatience to impede our better...
View ArticleSilence does not mean level-headedness
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Labour Party is at a critical stage in its 70th year of existence. For the first time in decades it will put into practice the democratic process that is an essential component...
View ArticleFrenzied sharks headline unfortunate
Dear Editor, It is with a heavy heart that I read your article in Monday's publication of the Observer. The headline itself is very unfortunate: 'Like frenzied sharks at the sight of blood, they went...
View ArticleSLB not serious about loan repayment
Dear Editor, The Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) has the task of providing thousands of students with financial assistance each year so that people, like myself, who do not have the financial resources can...
View Article'Like frenzied sharks at the sight of blood...'
Dear Editor, You do not need me to tell you that the piece in the Daily Observer of Monday, September 23, 2013 "Like frenzied sharks at the sight of blood, they went for Azan's jugular" is a bolt of...
View ArticleSave Lucea
Dear Editor, I was born in Lucea and attended Rusea's High School. I left Jamaica many years ago, but have been returning often to enjoy the sun and the beaches in Negril and visit with my brother and...
View Article'I knew so little about my dad's death...'
Dear Editor: I write with regard to the article written in the Sunday Observer of September 22, 2013 'Crimes that rocked the nation' about my father Ian McMorris. I am his daughter. I just wanted to...
View ArticleLapse in judgement, Dr Thompson
Dear Editor, I take sides with Andrew Holness and Audley Shaw on the call for the resignation of Dr Herbert Thompson from the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ). He has taken the first step to...
View ArticleDeaf awareness on the rise
Dear Editor, The fourth week of September is Deaf Awareness Week, and it couldn't come at a better time than when communication access — a human right of deaf persons was recognised at the PNP's 75th...
View ArticleShearer's hard line was not 'shoot first'
Dear Editor, It has been repeated often enough in recent times that I suppose history will one day record that former Prime Minister Hugh Shearer did, in fact, instruct the police to 'shoot first and...
View ArticleToday's leader can't shun Facebook/Twitter
Dear Editor, In an age that is being touted as the information age, I was most disturbed by a jab against the JLP leader by his challenger Audley Shaw. Among other things, Shaw sought to communicate to...
View ArticleWhere's the care for the poor?
Dear Editor, Cabinet's approval of the 25 per cent increase in bus fares has further proved they do not care about the poor. I admit that the JUTC's management consulted the populace for the fare...
View ArticleSo that explains the smell!
Dear Editor, The smell now emanating from Yallahs (small) Pond — there are two ponds — is due to gases; mainly hydrogen sulphide, apparently resulting from the growth of algae. This is a characteristic...
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