JUTC running risk of creating a disaster
Dear Editor, As of Tuesday, April 1, 2014, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has reclaimed or taken over the sub-franchise routes in the Kingston Metropolitan Region. All other buses have had to...
View ArticleMercy for visa applicants
Dear Editor, Who will speak on behalf of the poor? I am willing to do so. As a Jamaican, do I have a right to freedom of speech? Am I free to kick against certain measures that are put in place? Mercy...
View ArticleWhy must we wait before we act?
Dear Editor, Many people, including myself, are very disgruntled, disgusted, upset, and even angry at the fact that, as a country, we don't act on issues as soon as they come up. Someone has to either...
View Article'Sprint Factory' missing from Champs
Dear Editor, Another great Champs, with spectacular performances and proud moments. But, for the true connoisseurs of schoolboy/ schoolgirl athletics, there was one disappointment. Missing was that...
View ArticleProtect the tranquillity of Winnifred Beach
Dear Editor, A few months ago I had the pleasure of spending a day at Winnifred Beach outside Port Antonio. Much to my surprise, the beach was open to the public free of charge. Can you imagine how...
View ArticleThere is only one world boss
Dear Editor, Jamaica still has a strong judicial system and faith has been restored in it. While Vybz Kartel has been referred to as 'The Teacha' and the Worl' Boss, no decent, well-thinking person...
View ArticleIt's finally over
Dear Editor, Just as I expected Adidja Palmer, aka Vybz Kartel, was sentenced for a very long stay with his greatest admirers. I am glad it's over as I became tired of hearing different angles and...
View ArticleSee what schools can do with support
Dear Editor, There is an important lesson that we can learn from the 2014 Schools' Challenge Quiz Finals. Over the 45-year history Campion College entered from time to time and ended up giving mediocre...
View ArticleI will be counted
Dear Editor, I remember a few years back Edward Seaga said that the government is like a woman on her back awaiting any big business to come along and do with her what they please. Even though he took...
View ArticleGov't used its force to take over sub-franchise
Dear Editor,"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -— George Washington The odd thing about slavery was that blacks were...
View ArticleCrisis counselling the only hope for MH370 families
Dear Editor, Imagine if you had a loved one on the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 which 'vanished' on March 8, 2014. The emotional toll on the families has been heart-rending as seen from footage on...
View ArticleConcerned about ads from tobacco industry
Dear Editor, The Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control notes with concern the recent advertising campaign by the tobacco industry in the print and electronic media in relation to the Tobacco Control...
View ArticleOur parliamentarians aren't the worst
Dear Editor, From time to time we hear a lot of people complain about how our politicians conduct themselves in Parliament. Many times, we hear how their behaviour has brought us shame. Now, while it...
View ArticleIf it's good for Cure, it's good for the Boss
Dear Editor, An article was published on March 28, 2014 entitled 'DCS to decide if Kartel can record while incarcerated' and it has become a very controversial issue among the populace. Some are of the...
View ArticleWe are killing our future
Dear Editor, The content of a Sunday Observer article of April 6, 2014, entitled 'Night of terror: 12-y-o among two killed as gunmen attack residents in West Kgn' is much cause for concern. I...
View ArticleHats off to the hard-working Expo Jamaica 2014 team
Dear Editor, Although I have already personally commended the presidents of the Jamaica Exporters' Association and Jamaica Manufacturers' Association on an outstanding Expo Jamaica 2014, I wish to do...
View ArticleSome patrons cheated at recent Champs
Dear Editor, I am a concerned Jamaican who recently attended the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Championship on Saturday, March 29, 2014. As the day progressed, at around 4:00 pm it was brought to...
View ArticleI am not feeling the rhythm CVM
Dear Editor, In 2010, a few months before the start of the World Cup games in South Africa, the residents of Dublin Castle in Gordon Town, St Andrew, suddenly stopped receiving signal for CVM TV. A...
View ArticleRe-energise the youth for tourism
Dear Editor, I came across a recent article which shared an instance of students at a particular high school being indifferent to the thought of seeking jobs within the tourist industry. For them, the...
View ArticleRid the streets of the ‘wipers’
Dear Editor, I read with satisfaction about the move by the police to remove “windscreen wipers” from Three Miles. This satisfaction, however, was shortlived as I saw no indication that there would be...
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