More questions, no answers
Dear Editor, Is it possible that the widespread apprehension to the idea of reviewing elements of the buggery law in Jamaica is driven more by the fear of what may follow in the society? Or is this...
View ArticleLisa Hanna's 'beautiful exuberance'?
Dear Editor, I wish to voice my opinion about the recent controversy with regard to the unauthorised sexual education programme that was implemented in six privately operated children's homes. Let me...
View ArticleOffensive, JFJ
Dear Editor, I read your report on the intervention of Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) in a selected number of children's homes to teach sex education. I am disgusted with JFJ in relation to this matter...
View ArticleJFJ should provide all material for probe
Dear Editor, An examination of both the Child Care and Protection, and the Sexual Offences acts raises important legal questions regarding the sex education programme implemented by Jamaicans For...
View ArticleOur morality has long been eroded
Dear Editor, Allow me space to add to the discourse about our so-called erosion of morality being threatened by the LGBTQ agenda. Is it only now that many Jamaicans have realised that the moral fibre...
View ArticleWhat future for our children?
Dear Editor, While we congratulate the children who have done well in this year's Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), and especially those who have been placed in the schools of their choice, we must...
View ArticleJPS late fees unjust
Dear Editor, Due to a general increase in the cost of living and utilities over the last year, many well-thinking Jamaicans have sought to find innovative ways to save on energy cost. Despite the best...
View ArticleIt is pagan religions that are copying Christianity
Dear Editor, Many are claiming that the accounts of Jesus in the Bible are simply myths borrowed from pagan folklore, such as the stories of Horus, Osiris, Dionysus, Adonis, Attis, and Mithras. The...
View ArticleGay rights advocates should come clean
Dear Editor, In recent times members of the gay community have been showing increasing hostility and aggression towards people who observe a normal traditional sex life. This aggression is no longer...
View ArticleShameful treatment of the fire service
Dear Editor, I note with grave concern the report of the auditor general on the Jamaica Fire Brigade that was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. This report has disclosed that the...
View ArticleEarly sexual initiation, Mr Cruickshank?
Dear Editor, I was appalled by CVCC's Ivan Cruickshank's statement that one-third of Jamaican children are sexually initiated at age 10. No 10-year-old child is "initiated" into sex at that age. What...
View ArticleThank you, Dispute Resolution Foundation
I am a student at the Kingston YWCA and would like to applaud and express my gratitude to the Dispute Resolution Foundation. Because I was involved in conflicts at school and had problems with my...
View ArticleMinister Hanna should resign
The minds of our children should not and must not be experimented with. I am calling for the immediate resignation of the minister of youth and culture Miss Lisa Hanna. She has proven that she is...
View ArticleImplications of the Bain case
Dear Editor, The decision of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to terminate the appointment of Dr Brendan Bain as the head of the Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training (CHART) Initiative has...
View ArticleA real disappointment
Dear Editor, As a result of the controversy surrounding the proposed breakwater project for Negril, the stakeholders of that town made contact with a company that could shed some light on the process...
View ArticleConsider a fossil fuel tax
Dear Editor, Instead of imposing the minimum business tax, which will cost businesses $60,000 extra per year, the Government should add a fossil fuel tax for all businesses that can afford to go solar....
View ArticleCongrats, Angelique Mullings
Dear Editor, I am writing to salute and recognise Ms Angelique Mullings who has been awarded a Reach Oxford Scholarship to pursue Archaeology at Oxford University. Ms Mullings is a recent graduate of...
View ArticleFrom Portmore to Tollmore
Dear Editor, Come Saturday, July 5, 2014, users of Highway 2000 will be asked to dig deeper in their pockets to use the different legs. The one of greatest concern is the Portmore toll. Portmore is a...
View ArticleThe State is already in our bedrooms
Dear Editor, In the current debate about political correctness, tolerance and discrimination we hear repeatedly that the State has no business in the bedrooms of its citizens. Sounds reasonable, but is...
View ArticleSuarez like a school bully
Dear Editor, Luis Suarez is unequivocally the bully in this 'school' called the World Cup. As the world is immersed in the competition in Brazil, you can't help but be amazed at the power of sports in...
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