Letters to the Editor
LETTER: CARICOM citizens congratulated for vote at UN Assembly
December 31, 2010 | Comments: 5As CARICOM citizens we are proud that a majority of Caribbean nations stood up in the United Nations General Assembly on December 22 and voted together, in the ...
LETTER: Overseas-based Dominican concerned with local cargo agent charges
December 28, 2010 | Comments: 101I am one of the Dominicans living abroad who continue to make sacrifices to help loved ones and relatives back home. From time to time I ship barrels, boxes and ...
A message for Dominica
December 21, 2010 | Comments: 42Dear Sirs: Can I please, through your web site, pass a message of thanks and best wishes for Christmas and the New Year to the wonderful people of Dominica. My wife ...
LETTER: In-vitro fertilization is an evil
October 10, 2010 | Comments: 38I wish to express my disappointment with the awarding of the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine to Dr. Robert Edwards, a pioneer of in vitro fertilization. ...
Unemployment high among qualified university graduates, says letter writer
October 8, 2010 | Comments: 100More and more persons are leaving the Nature Isle in pursuit of higher education. Many of these individuals have been sent by our government through scholarships ...
Higher education in North America is a must
October 3, 2010 | Comments: 30My advice to most Caribbean parents is to try their very best to send their children to college in the USA, Canada or England, if they can afford it. And I use ...
Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to the UK
September 19, 2010 | Comments: 9The press should be focusing more on the pope’s message of peace and hope during his visit to the U.K. Pope Benedict XVI is a man rich in spiritual passion, ...
LETTER: Rap music has no place in the church
September 9, 2010 | Comments: 23Dear Editor: I am baffled by the decision of Church authorities in England and Wales to have a rap song serve as the “Youth Anthem” during the papal visit ...
LETTER: Obama’s political message at National Mall questioned
September 2, 2010 | Comments: 8At the “Restoring Honor Rally” at the National Mall in Washington Saturday, commentator Glenn Beck stated that U.S. President Obama’s political message is ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: President Obama attempting to suppress Christianity?
August 31, 2010 | Comments: 46Dear Editor: American President Barack Obama’s recent statement that “people of all faiths are welcome in this country, and will not be treated differently ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Crab endangerment along Soufriere/Scotts Head road
August 23, 2010 | Comments: 19The crab migration to lay their eggs in the sea and young crabs migrating from the sea to live on land is clearly being affected. The eggs laid in the marine ...
‘Patriot’ condemns publicizing of personal e-mails by journalist
August 12, 2010 | Comments: 27Dear Editor: This letter is written to solicit comments re the legality and privacy aspect of one’s e-mail. I listened in amazement on a popular radio talk ...
LETTER: Road conditions are deplorable!
August 11, 2010 | Comments: 26I’ve been trying without success to rent a vehicle all week because business is good for the rental companies for the first time this summer in a long time. But ...
Catholic church should ban immodest dressing
August 9, 2010 | Comments: 17Dear Editor: I commend the Vatican for banning immodest dress inside Vatican City. Other cities and churches in the world should do the same. Women should be ...
LETTER: Dominicans stop playing chicken on the roads
August 4, 2010 | Comments: 60I am 100% convinced Dominican pedestrians are not smart. Being a visitor here it is annoying to watch Dominicans stroll across the roadways as if they don’t care ...