THE EDITOR, Sir:Jamaica's problems have been articulated ad nauseam, but our solutions and problem-solving skills have been found wanting.It has taken the International Monetary Fund to remind and insist that many aspects of governance...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I applaud the work of the minister of science, technology, energy and mining.Since Phillip Paulwell assumed office, he has been responsible for the reduction in call rates, not once, but twice....
THE EDITOR, Sir:Recently, I wrote a letter to the editor sharing a very positive experience I had with a Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) street light crew in my neighbourhood.To my pleasant surprise, a few days later, I received a thank-you card...
THE EDITOR, Sir:It was reported in the news that the 'Church' voiced objection to the comments made by two former presidents of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) in reference to the minister of education.
THE EDITOR, Sir:The impasse between the education ministry and the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) represents, in a microcosm, one of the fundamental problems in Jamaican society.I will not rehash the argument, suffice to say that the utterances of...
The present impasse between the minister of education, the Rev Ronald Thwaites, and the island's teachers is not a new occurrence. In fact, it has become a regular feature of ministry-teachers discourse.
I refer to your Letter of the Day of Saturday, May 25 by Winnie Anderson-Brown, who used parts of my Observer column to extrapolate and conjecture. I now deal with some personal stuff, even though she ventures into the murky waters of education without the life jacket of hard data.
This is an open letter to the minister of national security, the minister of transport and works, the Collector of Taxes, the Fair Trading Commission, and the mayor of Kingston.
THE EDITOR, Sir:The fact that Digicel will be going after the fixed-line business made front-page news on Friday, May 31.This truly is history in the making! Finally, I will be able to go to one place to pay the bills for both my cell phone and landline.
Attorney General Patrick Atkinson's announcement in Parliament that the Contractor General Act is to be amended to prevent the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) from monitoring certain projects at the pre-contractual stage raises many concerns.
THE EDITOR, Sir:I recently learnt that the education ministry will be hiring consultants from abroad to revise the GSAT curriculum at a cost of more than $10 million.
THE EDITOR, Sir:The debacle in which the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) and the minister of education find themselves begs for much clarity and reconciliation, both for the sake of the nation's education system and the well-being of the...
THE EDITOR, Sir:Today, May 31, is being celebrated as World No Tobacco Day, under the theme 'Ban Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship'.According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death...
THE EDITOR, Sir:As I sat three rows behind the immediate family, I could hear the son of the slain man ask his mother what is easily the most challenging question he will ever offer: "Mom, when is dad coming back to see me?" The tears flowed freely from...
THE EDITOR, Sir:Based on the comments of individuals in light of the impasse between the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) and the Ministry of Education, it can be concluded that Jamaicans are missing the point.The crux of the matter is that Jamaica...
THE EDITOR, Sir:An open letter to Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke.We write to request an immediate emergency meeting with you to discuss the matters surrounding genetically modified organisms (GMOS), particularly after the worldwide protest on May 25...
THE EDITOR, Sir:Mr Gordon Robinson stated in his article 'Educating Ronnie on education' (Sunday Gleaner, May 26, 2013) that 80 per cent of the students in the United States (US) graduate from secondary school but the graduation rate in Jamaica is 40...
THE EDITOR, Sir:I share the sentiments as Keith Walker, as quoted in the Jamaica Observer on Sunday, May 26 with regard to the crumbling of the quarry industry in St Thomas, "After 35 years, this is the worst I have seen."The entire parish has been...
