Protect supply of US$ for manufacturers
Dear Editor, I had the occasion to source some US dollars (USD) last month and the saying "he who feels it knows it" could not have been more true. The situation with regards to accessing USD in this...
View ArticleA matter of ethics
Dear Editor, SOME weeks ago, in an ethics class, the students were taught "Situation Ethics". Some time after that, they were given a pop quiz by the same teacher. As the teacher was marking the test...
View ArticleDeal with indiscipline of 'schoolers' on JUTC buses
Dear Editor, In recent newscasts I have heard Radcliffe Lewis from the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) saying that people who vend and preach on the buses will be prosecuted if they are caught....
View ArticleChanging the face of tourism
Dear Editor, With the global economy looking bleaker in recent years, tourism is a sector that will feel the blow the hardest as visitors try to cut back on their spending for travel, leisure and...
View ArticleWhere is the rural bus system?
Dear Editor, We are yet to see a government-run transport system for rural areas. The minister, Omar Davies, had stated that the previous Administration had left a policy concerning this matter but it...
View ArticleReparations won't fix our problems
Dear Editor, It seems to many that when we focus on the brutality of slavery and the making of profit from the human trade we are on reasonable moral grounds to now demand compensation. All things...
View ArticlePaulwell lucky Persad-Bissessar isn't his PM
Dear Editor, I listened in utter amazement to the first story carried on the midday news by Radio Jamaica on 10th April 2014. The voice I heard sounded like that of Minister Phillip Paulwell, but I...
View ArticleDancehall lyrics a big part of our problem
Dear Editor, There is no doubt in my mind that the content of dancehall lyrics is a significant contributor to the violence and wickedness perpetuated by a certain segment of the population. The...
View ArticleSad day of Alpha home closure
Dear Editor, Those of us who have had the privilege of attending an educational institution operated by nuns know, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are dedicated, hard-working and, indeed, a...
View ArticleNorman Girvan — the true Caribbean Man
Dear Editor, The Cropper Foundation extends its deepest condolence to the family of Professor Norman Girvan, who died on Wednesday. He was a founding member of this foundation and was its chairman for...
View ArticleWhere's an exporter wannabe to turn?
Dear Editor, I have long held the view that certain private sector affiliated agencies, for example the Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA) and JAMPRO, serve no useful purpose and should be closed...
View ArticleRoad to English... speaking
Dear Editor, On the world's stage, English can be considered the number one language. It is the official language of 54 countries, the United Nations, International Olympic Committee, European Union,...
View ArticleThe real lesson in the sad episode
Dear Editor, I write in response to your editorial in the Observer on Saturday, April 12, 2014 entitled "Valuable lesson from a sad episode" in which you quoted Dr Rachel Irving as saying "If an...
View ArticleFreedom worth much more than 17 guns!
Dear Editor, The Sunday Observer front page news story of April 13, 2014, was one of the most startling I've read in a long while: "17 Guns for Freedom". If there is any truth to the investigative...
View ArticleCHEC's damming of Rio Cobre old news
Dear Editor, The Government has been touting China Harbour Engineering Company's (CHEC) "new" plan to dam the Rio Cobre as the best thing since sliced bread, but this is really nothing new. Over 40...
View ArticleI can't sleep, PM
Dear Editor, This is an open letter to Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller: I am starting this letter at three o'clock in the morning. It is that important. Some years ago, during your first tenure in...
View ArticlePoliticians need to have pride
Dear Editor, I was amazed to read an article appearing in the Sunday Observer of April 13, 2014 entitled 'Crime fear grips Port Royal'. I want to ask how could shanty towns be established without the...
View ArticleTime to resort to stoning
Dear Editor, Thank God, I am free at last! This is just to note that I have decided to stop entertaining debates, dialogues, and conversations regarding matters of reproductive rights and human...
View ArticleSpeak out against child abuse
Dear Editor, It has recently been brought to my attention how little most of us know or even care about child abuse in Jamaica. Child abuse is an issue which is increasing at an alarming rate, and this...
View ArticleIs there really smooth sailing in the 360MW project?
Dear Editor, There are a number of questions that need to be asked surrounding the Energy World International (EWI) bid for the 360MW project. To the lay person EWI is smoothly pushing forward, the...
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