'Man nuh know him deh good, till him deh bad'
Dear Editor, The people of Jamaica thought that our country was suffering under the rule of a JLP Government. So they voted the PNP back into power. Looking back, I'm sure these voters would exchange...
View ArticleWrong moves, Mr Holness
Dear Editor, I believe Andrew Holness has, unsurprisingly, blundered immediately after winning the leadership challenge of the JLP. There has been sufficient talk of unity after the election, but a...
View ArticleAfter family feud, what?
TODAY, I want to discuss the need to clean up Spanish Town Road urgently. Also, I want to ask the National Water Commission (NWC) if they haven't noticed the dreadful stench pervading the area around...
View ArticleLittle Miss Tessanne sends love
Dear Editor, I remember the first time I had met Miss Tessanne Chin, it was three years ago when I was six years old and went to work with my mommy on the production set of the Digicel Rising Stars...
View ArticleGone to the dogs
Dear Editor, I want to share my experience following my attending the JLP delegates' conference on the weekend. Even though I was mysteriously left off the voters' list and replaced by some girl...
View ArticleWhen thinking Goat Islands, think Portmore too
Dear Editor, Even as the vast majority of the citizens of the Municipality of Portmore recognise the potential benefits to be derived from the proposed logistics hub on and around the Goat Islands,...
View ArticleYouthful exuberance?
Dear Editor, The leadership race in the Jamaica Labour Party came and went in a flash. Last Sunday saw Andrew Holness defeating Audley Shaw convincingly to legitimise his leadership. With the win,...
View ArticleReduce the bureaucracy
Dear Editor, Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem — Ronald Reagan It is the duty of Government to create a competitive regulatory framework to facilitate private...
View ArticleAs night follows day
Dear Editor, If there is one thing our short history as an independent nation has taught us, it is that the weaker the Opposition the more corrupt the Government. Weakening the Opposition isn't...
View ArticleA tale of two leaders
Dear Editor, Magnanimity literally means greatly generous. It is the virtue of being great of mind and heart. It encompasses, usually, a refusal to be petty, a willingness to face danger and actions...
View ArticleYe who is without sin...
Dear Editor, I have known and been well acquainted with Minister Richard Azan since he was an infant. He has always been respected, respectable, humble, hard-working, and justifiably beloved by all...
View ArticleOur Senate has been severely compromised
Dear Editor, The apparent backlash from the Jamaica Labour Party leadership race is being played out in the Senate. It slaps democracy and good governance smack in the face. The premise on which the...
View ArticleWhat lies beneath the letters
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the country are still reeling from the recent "resignations" of Messrs Christopher Tufton and Arthur Williams. No doubt the goodly gentlemen must have...
View ArticleJUTC 'unfare' to the most vulnerable
Dear Editor, On November 17, 2013 the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) discontinued the "transfer" system and, against huge public outcry, has implemented what it describes as alternatives. Only...
View ArticleShabby Gov't and weak alternative
Dear Editor, Jamaica's two political parties simply cannot present themselves as either being credible in the case of the People's National Party (PNP) or trenchant in the case of the Jamaica Labour...
View ArticleJLP better than any soap opera
Dear Editor, Dr Chrstopher Tufton's claim during the leadership election campaign that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader doesn't like "bright" people came into sharp focus recently after his abrupt...
View ArticleAbuse-free crime plan needed
Dear Editor, Crime and violence are eating away further at Jamaica with every passing day. It has been reported that there has been a nine per cent increase in murder, when compared to last year, and...
View ArticleNWC and NWA costing Jamaicans dearly
Dear Editor, All the National Water Commission (NWC) and National Works Agency (NWA) seem to know to do is dig up roads and put down marl. When will the minister of works and the prime minister take...
View ArticleGraduates, go forward into farming
Dear Editor, Female farmer, Miss Morgue Mortley is encouraging students not to "scoff at farming". She said: "Some university graduates, from rural communities, who now live in urban centres, but...
View ArticleHow much value do we really place on track & field?
Dear Editor, To some this may seem like a strange question, but if we really stop to think of it, do we really seriously place meaningful value on the discipline beyond the medals won and the raised...
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