The high and low end to 2013
Dear Editor, The latter part of 2013 was truly remarkable for Jamaica and Jamaicans both here and abroad. For the first time a non-American, Tessanne Chin, won NBC's The Voice. Everyone is still...
View ArticleHalf of loaf better than no bread
Dear Editor, We are all familiar with the saying "Half of a loaf is better than no bread," but it seems to me that some people do not know what it means. They tend to want the lion's share instead of...
View ArticleDistractions and corruption
Dear Editor, Since Jamaicans have a propensity for being flippant, then they must be among the more frivolous people in the world. It is quite surprising that people who claim to abhor corruption have...
View ArticleAllergies is serious business, MOH
Dear Editor, It's always better to be safe than sorry. Avoiding contact with any chemical or substance that could possibly trigger an allergic reaction is always the best possible option available to...
View ArticleWhat will become of us?
Dear Editor, As the dust and confetti now settles post-holiday festivities, and as life on this little island slowly returns to the painful reality we call normality, one cannot help but to wonder if...
View ArticleThe Pope's delusion
Dear Editor, People become affluent by creating a product that the market demands in excessive quantities. And with the increased prevalence of the Internet it is now easier to create wealth and engage...
View ArticleMake crime reduction IMF conditionality
Dear Editor, If anybody had any doubt as to how seriously crime is taken by our prime minister and leader of the Opposition all they have to do is listen to the prime minister's New Year's message."We...
View ArticleMoBay dump nuisance
Dear Editor, For the past two weeks, the Retirement Dump near Montego Bay, St James, has been on fire, and a huge blanket of smoke has been settling on nearby communities at night. This is a condition...
View ArticleKill the gun trade, cut down crime
Dear Editor, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, in her new year's message, has put some whopping words on crime. She has said that the Government will be doing all it can to slay the crime monster...
View ArticleFollow P J, go to CCJ
Dear Editor, I sincerely hope our Government, supported by the Opposition, will act upon the advice of former Prime Minister P J Patterson, a most senior member of the Bar to abolish appeals to the...
View ArticleWhy haven't we entered the ganja trade?
Dear Editor, How do you think it feels to be a Jamaican in the state of Colorado on New Year's Day 2014? Annoyed! For that was the day that Colorado legalised the use of marijuana while...
View ArticleWe can't sing and dance our way to prosperity
Dear Editor,"Blacks' problem lie not in the head of white people, but rather in the wasted and incompletely fulfilled lives of too many black people" -- Dinesh D' Souza Nothing is wrong with lauding...
View ArticleGood job, Minister Ferguson
Dear Editor, Let me commend Minister of Health Fenton Ferguson on the work he has been doing. The reopening of the Santa Cruz Health Centre marks the the reopening of over 100 health centers across...
View ArticleDid we really win?
Dear Editor, In early January we have two celebrations to take note of. One is the treaty that the Maroons signed with the British, and the other is the independence of Haiti. Both are seen as...
View ArticleThe Bunting/Thwaites enigma
Dear Editor, The Government had a good year in two of three critical sub-sectors. Both Dr Peter Phillips and Ronald Thwaites demonstrated strong intellectual command and leadership as they confronted...
View ArticleSolving crime needs political will and...
Dear Editor, Our politicians are not interested in solving Jamaica's crime problem. They always seem to suggest some band-aid solutions. It does not take a rocket scientist to solve our crime problem...
View ArticleThe brain of crime
Dear Editor, We, as a nation, seem to be nearly running out of excuses in desperation to find some answer to account for the runaway monster of crime now marauding across the nation. To be fair, it is...
View ArticleE-pay is good, MOE, but...
Dear Editor, The Ministry of Education's move towards payment of teachers' salaries electronically should be commended. This new thrust is certainly a cost-saving measure, as this will definitely save...
View ArticleThe Republic of Tivoli
Dear Editor, Lately, I've been allowing my mind to wander into what Jamaica was like before I was born and even up until the early millennium. So far, I must say I am quite impressed and, at the same...
View ArticleWho can find a virtuous woman?
Dear Editor, If anyone had told me that women today would be walking nearly naked, skimpily dressed, personally I would tell them no way. Even when attending church some women are skimpily attired....
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