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Letters to the Editor
Keep parliamentary committees working
Dear Editor,The recent report by the Auditor General's Department on 'Jamaica's preparedness for implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs)' had an interesting finding involving the internal and external parliamentary committee. Read More
Excessive use of emergency flashing lights raises suspicions against police
Dear Editor,Is there a protocol for the police in using flashing blue lights?In my area it is now the norm (fashionable) to see the police vehicles driving slowly, especially at nights, through the community with flashing blue lights. Read More
Ban on 'scandal bags' not the
Dear Editor,It is short-sighted, at best, to ban cheap plastic bags, for the ill effects will far outweigh the benefits. Read More
Reforms needed in Zimbabwe
Dear Editor,Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, president of Zimbabwe, tells US media he won't cling to the office considering how questionable the way he got the presidency.Truth is, his track record so far is doubtful. Read More
ACP/EU Post-Cotonou Negotiations off to a start
Dear Editor,Reports coming out of Europe this weekend indicate that the ACP/EU Post-Cotonou negotiations commenced on Friday, September 28, 2018 in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. Read More
Damion Crawford — public speaker with a difference
Dear Editor,I have seen the calls indicating that the leader of the Opposition, Peter Phillips, should integrate Damion Crawford more into the affairs of the People's National Party (PNP). Read More
Hats off to liver transplant surgeons
Dear Editor, Just last week medicine in Jamaica got a major win when two young boys with biliary atresia got liver transplants at the Bustamante Children's Hospital thanks to Jacksonville surgeons. Read More
Where was marijuana all this time?
Dear Editor,The 180-degree turnaround in how the medical fraternity; transnational and local governments, their agencies, and commercial interests now view marijuana and its medicinal derivatives makes me uncomfortably suspicious, to say the least. Read More
Bring more technology to the crime fight
Dear Editor,In a statement on September 28, 2018, Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang declared his disconnection with the reality that surrounds the tsunami of crime that has been overwhelming Jamaica for the past decade. Read More
No easy fix to Three Miles dislocation
Dear Editor,There's indeed no simple solution to address the current situation faced by the business people in the Marcus Garvey and Three Miles area. Read More
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