Thoughtless and selfish joggers
Dear Editor, I live in a cul-de-sac in the Waterworks area of St Andrew and as such there is only one way in and out of my road. I pride myself on being early for work most mornings, and make it a...
View ArticleONLINE COMMENTARY: No Hard feelings Mr Shaw!
Mr Shaw what you did was right -- right for the JLP, right for Mr Holness, and it was right to test yourself and your own position within the party. The support you were able to gather proved you were...
View Article'If yuh poor ina dis ya country... only God can help'
Dear Editor, We have all heard someone say: "Yuh betta no sick or get ina trouble in dis ya country (and be poor) or dawg naam yu suppa!" They are in effect speaking about the poor health system and...
View ArticleThe no-win of Jamaican politics
Dear Editor, I usually refrain from expressing my views about anything in the political arena for various reasons. Among them are the seeming futility of it all and also I value my life in a country...
View ArticlePolitical hoax?
Dear Editor, What a day we witnessed yesterday? Why do I think all Jamaica will be remembering and talking about his day for a long time? Am I the only one who thinks that Jamaica has just been taken...
View ArticlePerform or resign, Mayor Harris
Dear Editor, Since the election of Glendon Harris as mayor of the city of Montego Bay very little tangible accomplishments have been achieved while many long-standing problems persist. The Charles...
View ArticleOpen season on the PM
Dear Editor, While it is true the PM did let herself and the country down with that idiotic and undiplomatic remark concerning the whipping of Andrew, I am just wondering if the Observer is on a...
View ArticleOBSERVER ONLINE COMMENTARY: JTB not doing enough for Jamaica
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is still not doing enough for Jamaica. They can be a little more creative with their advertisement. For years, they have been using the same commercial theme with that...
View ArticleAll of them should resign
Dear Editor, Now that Andrew Holness has received his mandate as leader of the Jamaica Labour Party, all of the shadow ministers should follow Audley Shaw and Delroy Chuck's lead and resign their...
View ArticleJamaica above party
Dear Editor, We celebrate Julian Assange's WikiLeaks, a non-profit organisation which publishes secret information, news, leaks and classified media from anonymous sources. We cheer on Edward Snowden,...
View ArticleJUTC transferring stress to the poor
Dear Editor, Appalled and disgusted cannot sufficiently describe my immediate reaction at the Jamaica Urban Transit Comapny's (JUTC) intention to discontinue its system of free transfers. They say it...
View Article'Devil find work for idle hands'
Dear Editor, Interestingly, but more so disturbingly, in a year when nature has spared Jamaica from the destruction associated with a hurricane the Kingston & St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has moved...
View ArticleNow we'll see if unity talk is real
Dear Editor, On Sunday, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) pleasantly surprised the Jamaican people by having a peaceful and apparently fair election. I say surprised everyone as so many of the older,...
View ArticleDear, Dr Chang
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to JLP General Secretary Dr Horace Chang: I am a young labourite who loves my party dearly. However, I am disappointed by the way in which the recent internal...
View ArticleI feel like a political orphan
Dear Editor, As the dust settles over the JLP leadership race, I find myself in a most peculiar position. Theoretically, I absolutely respect the position of the delegates and believe that it is...
View ArticlePact formed in hell
Dear Editor, Members of the media were kicking up a great deal of fuss about Milton Samuda "requesting" or "seizing" tapes of an interview conducted with Olympians Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson by...
View ArticleWide the road to political retirement
Dear Editor, Now that the JLP leadership race is over, everyone is analysing its significance. In my opinion, it is a preference for youth over age, enthusiasm over wisdom, and the JLP leadership must...
View ArticleNo JLP unity in sight
Dear Editor, I plead insanity for having believed the hype on Sunday last that, despite the bruising leadership challenge to Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Andrew Holness, he would have been willing...
View ArticleNo funny business, Minister Golding
Dear Editor, On Tuesday (November 12, 2013) I attended a public forum at which the Minister of Justice Senator Mark Golding indicated his intention to initiate a review, in 2014, of Jamaica's laws...
View ArticleSupport INDECOM
Dear Editor, What has become of the reports/allegations of 31-year-old Kamoza Clarke having been brutally beaten at the Falmouth police lock-up last month? If it is eventually confirmed that Mr Clarke...
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