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Letters to the Editor
There should be more gratitude to Food For the Poor
Dear Editor, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life wishes to go on record to publicly lend its support to the Food For Poor, as well as challenge recent claims made by Members of Parliament Mikael Phillips and Leslie... Read More
We shouldn't neglect our children, our future
Dear Editor, There is a serious problem that we Jamaicans seem to be ignoring. This is a problem that we have all seen, but have done little or nothing about. I am talking about the growing number of street children in... Read More
Karl Samuda vs Richard Azan — the great political tit for tat
Dear Editor,I believe that People's National Party Member of Parliament Richard Azan was careless. He facilitated the building of shops on State-owned land for Christiana vendors in his constituency without going through the established... Read More
Sad matchbox stalls
Dear Editor,Structured vending endeavours have occupied the attention of both the private and public sectors in Jamaica for many years. This is a good and commendable thing. No well-thinking individual would question the benefits of proper... Read More
We want Internet!
Dear Editor,This summer will make ten years since my family has lived in Windsor Heights, St Catherine; just out by White Marl. For just as long we have been doing what we can to access the Internet at home. It has been a most cumbersome... Read More
All in the sport, Rankin Pumpkin
Dear Editor,I wish to address a Jamaica Observer article published on May 30, 2017, entitled 'Pumpkin cries fouls' in which Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall contestant Rankin Pumpkin complains about racism and... Read More
How dare you?
Dear Editor,Have you ever had a man press his body against yours without permission?Have you ever felt his weight crush your entire frame, muffling your screams?Have you ever tried to forget the... Read More
BOJ should stop chasing coins!
Dear Editor,A few years ago I wrote a piece for publication in the media, 'When a dollar is worth less than a penny', basically commenting on the uselessness of coins in the Jamaican context, given the devaluation and declining worth. These... Read More
Rankin Pumpkin needed more to win
Dear Editor,I found it interesting that Jamaicans are concluding that a Japanese didn't get the language right as the reason for her not winning the recently concluded 'Magnum Kings and Queens' competition.It is the same... Read More
Sunshine Girls need better coaches
Dear Editor,The recent series between Barbados and Jamaica's Sunshine Girls was disappointing. Here I was thinking that, even with a C team, Jamaica, being head and shoulders above our regional counterparts, would be able to pull off a series... Read More
Great article on Airbnb in Jamaica
Dear Editor,I just wanted to let you know that I really liked the Jamaica Observer article on my company's growing presence in Jamaica.Airbnb is committed to working with all stakeholders to promote... Read More
Wrong turn, Minister Chuck, time for law to catch up
Dear Editor,I would like to believe that recent utterances by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck about replacing “rape” with “sexual assault” in the Sexual Offences Act was coming from a principled place, but he made a... Read More
'Curvy Diva' a hugely talented dancehall act
Dear Editor,I heard Yanique Barrett, the Curvy Diva's, song and that it was pretty decent, but I was blown away when I saw her performance on the grand finals of the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall show. Her performance was scintillating... Read More
Why the big fight against Rankin Pumpkin?
Dear Editor,What is happening to Rankin Pumpkin in the Magnum Kings and Queens Season 10 happens to regular humans, and especially Jamaican children, every day. They are ridiculed, ostracised, maligned, and generally discredited. There is always someone to tell... Read More
Dr Munroe, the (Mombasa) grass is greener on the other side, right?
Dear Editor,I have never laughed so hard as when I saw The Gleaner's letter of the day titled 'Samuda should resign over Mombasa grass' on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, by Professor Trevor Munroe of the National Integrity Action. Read More
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