Death sentence a must
Dear Editor, The Jamaican society has been rocked by the shocking news of the rape and robbery of five females at Irwin Point in St James recently. The year 2012 is our Golden Jubilee, yet it has been...
View ArticleWill I join the procession on graduation day?
Dear Editor, It is the goal of every student to look forward to his or her graduation ceremony which is symbolic of having successfully completed a course of studies. At the tertiary level the stakes...
View ArticleLifting the teaching pedigree
Dear Editor, It was recently reported that Dr Franklin Johnston, well-known senior adviser to Education Minister Ronald Thwaites, "wants unregistered and unlicensed teachers to be arrested for...
View ArticleMy 'worst National Honours and Awards Ceremony'
Dear Editor, I was invited by a family member to attend the National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King's House on National Heroes Day. This is the fourth time that I have attended this high-level...
View ArticleFight to protect our children
Dear Editor, I write to express my disgust and outrage at the high level of abuse against women and children reported in the media. It is often said that our children are our future, but if we continue...
View ArticleStronger sex law necessary
Dear Editor, The brutal rape of five females, including an eight-year-old child in St James is still fresh in our minds. So, our do-little-too-late, knee-jerk-reacting legislators now see it fit to...
View ArticleOlympic winning times, world records
Dear Editor, A comparison of the London Olympic results in the longer distances and the sprints with the world records in those events yields interesting, and perhaps, unexpected results. Mo Farah of...
View ArticlePropaganda month?
Dear Editor, October is heritage month, and as with all the others, as far as I can remember, I have been told how hard life was for our ancestors. Every October, I am reminded how we were “kidnapped”...
View ArticlePunish cybercrimes severely
Dear Editor, Cybercrimes are fastgrowing felonies which are hard to detect, but can also do untold harm by people who are savvy but also undisciplined and cruel. Many of us are not aware of the...
View ArticleIncreased intolerance of Christians in Christian countries
Dear Editor "The bishops of Europe are especially aware of the manifestations of discrimination, and intolerance of religion confirm that some values and rights which are fundamental to Europe are far...
View ArticleLosing our way in fixing this broken land?
Dear Editor, Karl Marx would laugh! We as a people have sat and watched the demonising of our first woman prime minister. For decades our leaders have failed us in many respects; the perpetuation of a...
View ArticleBetter to kill the crocodile in the egg
Dear Editor, The recent spate of vigilante killings is reprehensible and is symptomic of the larger issue of disorder and chronic indiscipline so pervasive in the island. Imagine that someone merely...
View ArticleYou reap what you sow
Dear Editor, Jamaica has gone down the drain. Even to the point where we are calling murder justice, and glorifying death and destruction. Has anyone ever stopped to think what caused all this? What...
View ArticleTreat rapists like the Swiss
Dear Editor, The Swiss treat their convicted rapists in a manner which we should emulate. They are sentenced for a period which is at the discretion of the president. The first year is spent in prison...
View ArticleMoving Jamaica forward
Dear Editor, Since the 1970s the economic fortunes of Jamaica have been in a tailspin. The PNP and the JLP have rotated in office and from time to time there have been brief moments of optimism. But...
View ArticleWe are about to be Finsac'd again!
Dear Editor, I refer to Clovis's cartoon in your Sunday Observer of October 14 which speaks volumes, as well as the editorial, "Small Caribbean states can't afford to follow Greece". In reading the...
View ArticleLearn good business practices
Dear Editor, Jamaicans are crying out for jobs and in response the state has been encouraging entrepreneurship which I believe is very important. Indeed, in order to create new jobs, some new...
View ArticleBuilding a better Jamaica
Dear Editor, I am 18 years old and I take a keen interest in the affairs of my country, especially issues relating to governance and the economy. I know that Jamaica is at an economic crossroads and...
View ArticleFind yourself, Mr Dingwall
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to the letter, "Propaganda Month?" by Michael A Dingwall in the Jamaica Observer of October 18, 2012. He was very disrespectful of the history, heritage and culture of...
View ArticleQuestion for an energetic minister
Dear Editor, Minister with responsibility for Information Senator Sandrea Falconer seems to be one of the more energetic of the government ministers. Her pronouncements and views are given promptly and...
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