When athletics is affected by crime
Dear Editor, A report coming out of UK from a notable newspaper that our countrymen cower in fear of retribution to put a lid on corruption in this country is absurd. It is alleged in the UK circle...
View ArticleCan't expect good result from bad economics
Dear Editor, According to the Government: "Relative to the budget, revenues underperformed mainly due to lower imports and weak economic and labour market conditions." Here are my concerns: Firstly,...
View ArticleSend water to Hellshire... clean water
Dear Editor, How does Trinidad expect us to continue buying their products if our people are not allowed to enter their country and work. These workers send back remittances to fuel Jamaica's buying...
View ArticleManley’s path not milk and honey
Dear Editor, Dr Al Grey's piece 'Time to revisit Michael Manley's path' printed in the Sunday Observer of December 22, 2013 is a very fascinating article — almost like a manifesto for national...
View ArticleBuy Jamaica more than a label
Dear Editor, Much is being said in recent times, particularly in the aftermath of the denial of entry of 13 Jamaicans into Trinidad, about a boycott of Trinidadian products and a buy Jamaican push. I...
View Article2 million is no reason for confetti
Dear Editor, Even at year-end, non-politicians are hell-bent on taking Jamaicans for buffoons. You would think with a new year coming they would come up with new trickery to fool us. Some people might...
View ArticleOfficer 10739 to the rescue
Dear Editor, How could I not be moved to highlight the good deeds of one cop, especially with so much negativity being meted out to the police by John Public. On December 13, 2013 I was making my way...
View ArticleSend water to Hellshire... clean water
Dear Editor, Last Friday made it eight full days that I have been delivered brown water through the pipes at my home in Hellshire. Eight days now, that consumers of the 'product' of the National Water...
View Article'But see mi dying trial'
Dear Editor, In news reports last week Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller responded to many comments about her travels by saying that the few who criticise her think that the right colour is not in...
View ArticleYour stories have holes, Mr Dingwall
Dear Editor, Michael Dingwall's comments on Bible myths in the Observer of Wednesday, December 25, 2013 need an answer. This will be brief, as many books have been written in defence of the Christian...
View ArticleBig things come with big consequences
Dear Editor, It was good to read about the 'Big things lined up in the Jamaica-Colombia alliance' in the Sunday Observer of December 22, 2013 as there was the potential for the news to have been not so...
View ArticleRichard Hart — Repairer of the breach
Dear Editor, During his lifetime, Richard Hart committed his energies to the cause of the working class with much solicitude. It was a matter of concernment to him to document the events unfolding...
View ArticleSeparate the people from the problem
Dear Editor, Jamaica has for years been trying to fix its crime problem. Several measures have been implemented, including the employment of experts from the United Kingdom and the deployment of the...
View ArticleJacques Kallis has no equal
Dear Editor, As a West Indian fan I am glad to see the back of Jacques Kallis. In 24 Tests against us, he averaged 73.62 with eight centuries. He also took 52 wickets at 30.05. Of the Tests, West...
View ArticleONLINE READERS COMMENT: Time for a CARICOM Police Force and drastic measures
Dear Editor, This crime business has gone on for far too long. Time for more strategic moves to flush out these gangs, wherever in the Caribbean they are, for example, the CARICOM governments should...
View ArticleCast your bread upon the waters
Dear Editor, I have noticed that in these last days, as a people, we have sought to create and maintain a level of division among us. We do this either by the fact that some of us are Anglican,...
View ArticleRighteousness will exalt Jamaica
Dear Editor, In 2006, an electronic billboard ad read: Righteousness exalts Jamaica radically! The Bible reveals that the causes of the rise and fall of nations are moral and spiritual. It declares...
View ArticleTackle crime by the horns
Dear Editor, The criminals keep showing us how vicious they can be, while those who are in charge of national security keep trying to come up with "nice and clever" ways of keeping them under control....
View ArticleRemove health risks from the streets, Minister Ferguson
Dear Editor, In recent months the Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson has been very strident in championing the cause of the nation's health regarding smoking of cigarettes and other substances...
View ArticleGood luck disciplining doctors
Dear Editor, In an effort to make the health services more customer-friendly, the minister of health recently announced plans to implement a new scheme to rein in all categories of health workers, with...
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