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Letters to the Editor
Support for the justice minister
Dear Editor,Fear and intimidation are tactics often used by criminal elements to keep law-abiding citizens under their control. What should I then think of people claiming to represent the church who use these same tactics? Read More
SVL says sorry
Dear Editor,Please allow us the opportunity to apologise for what happened with the airing of the 8:25 pm draw at a very important moment in the JN Racers Grand Prix on Saturday evening. Read More
Jamaica owes you a debt of gratitude, Usain
Dear Editor,I bear witness.Many despised him when he started. His critics — too many critics — accused him of being too boastful. But just look at him now! Read More
Stamp out dirty music
Dear Editor,There is a Bible verse that says: “He that hath an ear to hear, let him hear.”When will our young people take warning seriously? When will our school students, especially the boys, stop listening to lewd songs? Read More
Let's look to nuclear energy
Dear Editor, I'm writing in response to a Jamaica Observer article published on Sunday, June 4, regarding electricity theft.The article reported JPS President and CEO Kelly Tomblin admitting that theft... Read More
JDIC responds
Dear Editor,We refer to a letter entitled 'BOJ should stop chasing coins!', published in the Jamaica Observer on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. In the last paragraph the author raised some issues relating to the Jamaica Deposit... Read More
Tell us why, Minister Chuck
Dear Editor,Jamaica's Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck made a presentation in Parliament last month where he said that Parliament must find a way, regardless of the consequences, to remove the country's buggery law.The... Read More
Action speaks louder than words
Dear Editor, Many columns continue to be written in our newspapers concerning the heart-rending situation that now exists in Venezuela. In those columns, there are quite often expressions of pronounced agreement with the statements of our prime... Read More
Prayer and fasting won't fix crime problem
Dear Editor,I hear many Jamaicans saying that the issue of crime and violence is so bad that the country needs a day or a week of fasting and prayer.FYI, prayer without action is powerless; faith without works is... Read More
Bankrupt, lazy thinking, Councillor
Dear Editor,The JLP councillor in the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) who suggested the use of extortionists to collect market fees on behalf of the municipality is a clear example of the bankrupt, lazy, degraded thinking... Read More
Appalled at councillor's suggestion
Dear Editor,In your publication of June 6, 2017, it was reported that JLP Councillor John Myers, in a Finance Committee meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), suggested that extortionists be used by the KSAMC to... Read More
What is 'the right thing', Minister Chuck?
Dear Editor,I wish to express my concern regarding some comments attributed to Delroy Chuck, minister of justice, as he addressed a PANCAP Regional Parliamentarians Forum last week.Citing his response to a request from a... Read More
Why the need for an MOU between INDECOM and the police?
Dear Editor,I refer to the article headlined 'Montague believes JCF, INDECOM are best friends' published in the online edition of the Jamaica Observer on Monday, June 5, 2017.INDECOM was never intended... Read More
Questions for the Government
Dear Editor,I have been in business for almost 35 years now, supplying the Jamaican private and public sectors with building finishes. Over the past month, we have been approached by four prospective clients opening new businesses in Jamaica and... Read More
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