Words from Lord Anthony Gifford, QC
Dick Hart was my mentor and encouraged me when I settled in Jamaica. He was a man of principle and a champion of the oppressed. He was the father of the solidarity movement between Britain and the...
View ArticleBoot the non-performers
Dear Editor, I heard a discussion on Nationwide Radio between Cliff Hughes & Aubyn Hill. Mr Hill said loyalty goes a far way in politics and the possible reason Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller...
View ArticleReparations debate lost in logic
Dear Editor, The pro-reparation lobbyists have failed to create a convincing argument and it is unlikely that they will be taken seriously internationally. Their main argument is that chattel slavery,...
View ArticleCoward man keep sound bone
Dear Editor, Explosion, proliferation, overrun, inundated, these are just a few of the words that could aptly be used to describe the current situation in Jamaica as it relates to pit bulls. The...
View ArticleWho is protecting our farmers?
Dear Editor, A few days ago I was in the area of Pike, a community in the Craighead Division, North-East Manchester. I saw and spoke with a few farmers who complained that the price of yam is very low...
View ArticleJPS speaks on Barton street lights
Dear Editor, Jamaica Public Service notes with concern the article entitled 'Councillor to petition JPS for street lights in Barton,' which appeared in the Jamaica Observer on December 31, 2013. We...
View ArticleFacing the scourge of crime
Dear Editor, The Trinidadian Guardian reports the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, in response to the growing numbers of senseless killings in that Caricom state, condemning it as 'horrific',...
View ArticleGood start, Holness and Phillips
Dear Editor, As a PAYE worker who is close to breaking point, I am happy that the Opposition leader has picked up the dispair of many of us who were alarmed at the prospect of having to pay more taxes....
View ArticleWhat devil is amidst us?
Dear Editor, The recent spate of crime has caused many to ask the question, what devil is amidst us? My fellow Jamaicans, the answer to that question is the person in the mirror. Crime flourishes in a...
View ArticleChristiana needs a fire unit
Dear Editor, In less than six weeks there have been three fires in and around the town of Christiana. Early in December it was the house of a senior citizen of Nevermind, a community close to the...
View ArticleHonour should be earned, never demanded
Dear Editor, Our world has been structured in such a way that titles are bestowed on certain persons of society in order to show their academic achievements, position in high-profile offices, or years...
View ArticleThe Jamaica Diaspora works 24/7, 365
Dear Editor, I think Dahlia Walker-Huntington is on point in her letter to the editor, and speaks for all of us in the Diaspora in response to Shaggy's statement about the work we do. This situation...
View ArticleDon't forget the 'little man'
Dear Editor, As Jamaica pushes towards the possible decriminalisation and/or legalisation of "ganja", let me urge the Government not to leave out the "little man". Yes, our dear doctor has established...
View ArticleAgriculture can help dig us out of this hole
Dear Editor, Government's role is to create an economic environment that will promote free enterprise and dynamic growth; therefore, the Government must not be in the business of operating enterprises....
View ArticleONLINE READERS COMMENT: Jamaica is in a cultural crisis
Dear Editor, There is no doubt that Jamaica is in the throes of a cultural crisis. Incivility, crass behaviour, rampant hostility, and widespread criminal activity have permeated our once genteel...
View ArticleYounger politicians letting us down
Dear Editor, Not too long ago the craze with many was the hope that upcoming politicians offered us. We were getting pretty tired of the nonsense from the oldsters. However, time has shown these...
View ArticleRain, lights out
Dear Editor, I live in a semi-affluent neighbourhood called Wiltshire at the border of Trelawny and St James on the north coast highway. As soon as there is a hint of rain we can expect a power outage...
View ArticleTwo months after JLP elections, what do we have?
Dear Editor, A pyrrhic victory is a victory with such a devastating cost that it is tantamount to defeat. Someone who wins a pyrrhic victory has been victorious in some way. However, the heavy toll...
View ArticleGov’t must help us help ourselves
Dear Editor, Following the South Central St Catherine constituency conference, convened this past Sunday, I feel compelled to share with the wider public some of the observations I made in addressing...
View ArticleDo the unemployed really want work?
Dear Editor, I have often heard the call for jobs to be created. It is suggested by some persons that these jobs would lead to better families, better communities, a better economy, and thus a better...
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