JTA prez polls going under the radar
Dear Editor, The upcoming Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) presidential election has not generated as much buzz as in former years. There have been whispers in education circles as to a possible...
View ArticleONLINE READERS COMMENT: Paulwell has done a lot of good
Paulwell has actually done a lot of good. This is the same man that removed the monopoly from Cable & Wireless making phones and the entire communication industry much cheaper; this is the same...
View ArticleI support Bain's dismissal
I went to school with one of Jamaica's most celebrated intellectuals who died from the ravages to his body inflicted by the AIDS virus. Now this man wore the prestigious accolade of professor, but what...
View ArticleMAJ can take off its legal hat
Dear Editor, Dr Shane Alexis, president of the Medical Association (MAJ), in his letter of May 18 on the issue of Professor Brendan Bain's professionalism, reflected in my considered opinion a low...
View ArticleLeave abortion alone, Dr Campbell
It was interesting to read Dr Dayton Campbell's article in the Sunday Observer (June 1), entitled 'Abortion: Let's get rid of those ancient laws'. Dr Campbell confidently states "Jamaicans support...
View ArticlePut the gallows to work
A horrific onslaught of murders has been rocking the country in recent weeks. The lives of hard-working Jamaicans have been mercilessly snuffed out by demon-possessed men who are hell-bent on turning...
View ArticleOutrageous Customs duties
Dear Editor, A friend of mine bought some stuff and I put them all together in a small box to ship to Jamaica. It cost me US$35 to ship the package. The cost of the merchandise in the box totalled...
View ArticleKD thanks the Observer
Dear Editor, Please accept my thanks to you for having dedicated the entire Editorial of June 5, 2014 to me. You make me feel important. There are very few persons in the world who have been so...
View ArticleIrony of ironies; only in Jamaica
Dear Editor, This must be the greatest of ironies. While senator and former government minister, K D Knight, was dragging Gordon 'Butch' Stewart's name through the mud in Jamaica this week, the...
View ArticleRome wasn’t built in a day; what of Ja?
Dear Editor, Ni Hao. I am writing from the exciting city of Shanghai, China, where I was invited to attend a seminar on urban planning for Caribbean and South Pacific countries. The course was...
View ArticleStop! Hail our unsung heroes
Dear Editor There are many categories of unsung heroes in the Jamaican society. The tendency is for us to ignore them. However, the greatness of any society is measured in terms of how the least among...
View Article'Boko Haramisation' of Jamaica
Dear Editor, In 2012 I was confronted with the dreadful reality of missing children in Jamaica. Between July 22 and August 30 of that year, 28 children were reported as missing via the Ananda Alert...
View ArticleTake out the plank first...
Dear Editor,"Duppy know who fi frighten" is one of Jamaica's truest sayings. I have to do business in the New Kingston area every day, and right opposite Trafalgar Park a group of men leave no doubt in...
View ArticleFrom one place or learning to another
Dear Editor, Prof Brendan Bain has been fired by UWI on the grounds that he "has lost the confidence and support of a significant sector of the community, which the CHART programme is expected to...
View ArticleWatch your words, leaders
Dear Editor, Over the past few weeks, pronouncements made by some of our political leaders have brought into focus the very difficult road leaders generally have to travel when they open their mouths...
View ArticleTeach children virtues not values
Dear Editor, Why is anyone surprised by the contradictions in the call by a former prime minister to revisit an aborted campaign of his tenure to promote "values and attitudes"? What's ever balanced in...
View ArticleUnethical speed trap?
Dear Editor, This is in response to the article dealing with the proposed increase in traffic penalties. I would like to raise the question of what is, in my opinion, an illegal speed trap. Exiting the...
View ArticleThe JFF needs to reset its goal
Dear Editor, To begin with, let me say that I am no expert at football, having only made house teams at high school. However, I am tempted to comment on the performance of the Reggae Boyz in France...
View ArticleVoters should pass a reasoning test
Dear Editor, I suggested to a friend some years ago that, on the road to ensuring the best leadership choices for our country, the time might have come to look at ensuring that all voters get the...
View ArticleWhy oppose this one, Holness?
Dear Editor, I was more than dismayed when I listened the Leader of Opposition Andrew Holness and those who support him stating categorically that they would not support the team set up by the...
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