Joint crime crackdown needed now
Dear Editor, I read the editorial 'National Security, Economic Councils must start talking now about crime' published in the Daily Observer, Thursday, January 9, 2014. I found the article interesting...
View ArticleIs 'upping' the age of consent the answer?
Dear Editor, I read with intense interest, the December 17, 2013 article in your paper titled, 'Minister wants age of consent to be moved to 18'. I was very much unmoved by the minister's declaration...
View ArticleWarmington wrong... again!
Dear Editor, The Member of Parliament for South West St Catherine has been called the maverick of the Jamaican Parliament. Some dislike while others revere his sharp tongue that seemingly complements...
View Article‘Lloyd B’ got it right!
Dear Editor, Lloyd B Smith's column of January 14, 'Our culture versus reality,' hits the Jamaican nail squarely on the head. It should be required reading for the entire national leadership. All the...
View ArticleSchool can pick up the slack
The comments made by Right Reverend Dr Howard Gregory, Anglican bishop of Jamaica, underlining the need for better parenting to improve educational outcomes, as well as those made by Member of...
View ArticleONLINE READERS COMMENT: Nature of local politics turns off voters
Dear Editor, People have been turned off because of the nature of local politics, the tone of which has been set by most of our politicians. You can't blame them for not voting. The roads in their...
View ArticleLook to the real prospects
Dear Editor, This is not the time to seek political mileage. This is the time for unity to defeat the common enemies of the problems in the economy and the problems of crime, while giving thanks that...
View ArticleTruth, a now necessary historical anathema
Dear Editor, The problem is truth never existed nor did it have any value for all of human history. What people believed was determined by the powerful, who conditioned the majority to believe what...
View ArticleDistraction politics — pay Warmington no mind
Dear Editor, Expressing himself in a somewhat crude manner is one of Mr Everald Warmington's traits, and his recent suggestion that non-voters should not receive public assistance must be rejected....
View ArticlePM of Wonderland?
Dear Editor, I really don't understand who is responsible for writing our PM's speeches, who is reading over the speeches before they go public, and who are her advisors. The more I listen to our prime...
View ArticleONLINE READERS COMMENT: Why Puerto Rico came out on top in the Caribbean
Dear Editor, A recent USA Today poll published in the ONLINE OBSERVER listed Puerto Rico as the #1 choice in Caribbean destinations, topping a list of 10 countries. Jamaica did not make the list, and...
View ArticleLet the reparations debate begin
Dear Editor, I read with great and profound interest your editorial on reparations which, in Jamaica's case, I have been pursuing for my total political life; having it debated in Parliament on more...
View ArticleWhat 'benefits' can Warmington really withhold?
Dear Editor, Before we get any more hot and bothered over the latest controversial statement of MP Everald Warmington, perhaps someone should determine just how much "benefits" he — or any other MP —...
View ArticleGreen not just for go
Dear Editor, In 2013, 305 Jamaicans died from fatal traffic crashes. Of that number, 89 were pedestrians. In addition to the tremendous loss suffered by family and friends as a result of the untimely...
View Article7 suggestions for Minister Bunting
Dear Editor, Peter Bunting is the MP for my home town. I have long respected his work ethic and dedication to his country. As such, I hope I can offer some suggestions to him for his current portfolio...
View ArticleRemarkable prayer breakfast
Dear Editor, Jesus and his disciples met on several occasions to have prayer breakfasts and business meetings. I think the holding of prayer breakfasts in Jamaica should go straight down to the wire...
View ArticleWe're on it — JPS
Dear Editor, Jamaica Public Service has noted with concern the letter to the editor in the Daily Observer of January 15, 2014, "Rain, lights out". The company is aware of incidents in recent times that...
View ArticleSchool uniform parties a gateway for perverts
Dear Editor, I wish to share my concern about the practice of our adults who engage in parties where they dress up in school uniforms of their choice and bump and grind the night away. Let me point out...
View ArticleA matter of integrity
Dear Editor, It is very important that in this relatively young country the integrity of our institutions be preserved and strengthened. Integrity, however, can never be preserved in Jamaica if our...
View ArticleTransformational or coward?
Dear Editor, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness must rein in Everald Warmington if he wants to show to the Jamaican populace that he is the transformational leader he claims to be. If he is afraid...
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