What does the Family Court expect?
Dear Editor, The functions of the Family Court should be in the best interest of the child. So why are good fathers being forced into becoming criminals? Imagine a father who earns $20,000 per month...
View ArticleBeyond the Warmingtons
Dear Editor, Member of Parliament for South West St Catherine, Mr Everald Warmington — the Jamaica Labour Party’s version of Squealer in George Orwell’s Animal Farm — has charged that all Jamaicans are...
View ArticleRethink the proposed gas tax
Dear Editor, Exodus! Movement of Jah People: These words were sung by the late great Bob Marley and are words that many residents of Portmore will have to consider for the new year if the Government...
View ArticleCasino city — A necessary tool for economic growth
Dear Editor, For many years I have been toying with an idea that I believe can and will bring significant growth to the Jamaican economy if seriously examined, researched and implemented by the powers...
View ArticleONLINE READERS COMMENT: Sons of Jamaica suffering from 'crisis of hope'
Dear Editor, I am convinced this paper will NOT print the reality, as controversy sells papers. The simple reality is, it's not the schools' fault. Kids who have no hope see crime as a real...
View ArticleSetting the record clear on Nigel Davis
The Editor, I am writing this letter to you, in my capacity as a member of the board of Special Olympics Jamaica, re Nigel Davis-Special Olympics article published on January 22, 2014. Let me begin by...
View ArticleLogistics hub Ja's second chance at prosperity
Dear Editor, The logistics hub prosped for the Goat Islands, I believe, is the most important development to come our way since the 60s. The world is moving ahead, and you can either choose to move...
View ArticleAbove vs below Torrington Bridge
Dear Editor, Is it right to assume that the more money spent in attending an event correlates to lack of enjoyment; and a no-entrance-fee concert means more enjoyment, or is it simply a reflection of...
View ArticleTake a vacay in Ja
Dear Editor, We live where foreigners yearn to vacation; however ,we are all stuck in the cycle of trying to make ends meet. Why not treat ourselves to what the island has to offer and experience why...
View ArticleObserver preaching to wrong crowd
Dear Editor, The information in your article 'Fidel Castro, Bob Marley, Sandals — Carib's most powerful brands' published in Monday's edition of the Observer is directed at the wrong group. The people...
View ArticleCop schools
Dear Editor, There is no doubt that the study done by the Research, Planning and Legal Services (RPLS) Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), which linked the majority of adult inmates in...
View ArticleWe are missing the point
Dear Editor, I have had serious concern for some time now as it relates to the expectations of schools and their obligations to students. I sometimes get the feeling that our principals and school...
View Article'Wrong-headed' conclusions from naïve empiricism
Dear Editor, Once again numerical data is being used to come to "wrong-headed" conclusions about schools and the causes of failure. New secondary schools are being branded as being responsible for...
View ArticleDisgruntled at that headline
Dear Editor, We at Norman Manley High School were very disturbed, distraught, and disgruntled when we read the headline "Prison Schools" in The Gleaner of Wednesday, January 22, 2014. We believe that...
View Article'Unfortunate, disastrous and irresponsible'
Dear Editor,'Faulty and hypocritical in interpretation' is how the Jamaica Teachers' Association described the recent study which revealed that most persons in penal facilities are from poor-performing...
View ArticleONLINE READERS COMMENT: 'Politrickans' taking Jamaicans for fools
Dear Editor, I am a foreigner who visits Jamaica regularly and from what I see your “politrickans” take you all for fools. Both parties seem to support criminality and oppression instead of uplifting...
View ArticleBody cameras are just step 1
Dear Editor, The recent announcement by the Jamaican Government to have police officers wear body cameras does not address the issue of extrajudicial killings by the police in any meaningful and...
View ArticleConsider a Cuba, Haiti, J'ca co-hub
Dear Editor, The poor management of Jamaica's economy over the last 50 years has left our leaders desperate for major economic opportunities. Their objective now is to compensate for decades of bad...
View ArticleCongrats Minister Bunting, but far more to be done
Dear Editor, It was reported last week that the Minister of National Security Peter Bunting has indicated that certain members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are soon to be equipped with...
View ArticleSome Jamaican kindness
Dear Editor, My wife and I left the island on Monday, January 20, 2014 intending to spend several days in Ft Wayne and Huntington, Indiana. However, due to the cold, and the promise of it getting...
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