Triumph of hopelessnessThe PNP has in fact succeeded in convincing a majority of Jamaicans that since 'nuh betta nuh deh', we might as well remain with the pyramid scheme that is our economy and the circuses that accompany them as development.
We are being socialised into accepting all sorts of injustices as normal. There is crime everywhere, we are told. But the fact remains that Jamaicans are statistically more likely to be killed violently than an Israeli is, even when that country is at war.
The JLP had better realise that what they are running against is not a political party but a political cult. Only somebody in a cult could believe that Bruce Golding was the person at fault in the Trafigura scandal, yet the polls reveal that some 30 to 40 per cent of the people are of that view.
R. HOWARD THOMPSON
Dress code too stringentWith reference to Mr. Authnel Reid's letter to captioned 'Dress code limits entry to court building', I too am concerned with the hardships and cost to persons travelling from all parts of Jamaica to do business in court, only to be told that they are not properly dressed to go into the building.
I too was denied entry into the building, about two years ago, to do business only a few yards from the entrance.
I was attired in a sleeveless blouse and a pair of pants and in order to save myself the inconvenience of having to go back another day, I had to go into one of the stores on King Street and purchase a T-shirt. Now Sir, imagine a person coming from as far as St. Elizabeth and having only the bus fare to go home, what must that person do?
I too hope that something will be done about this situation. The courtroom is only part of the court building.
Fay Goring
goringf@hotmail.com
A Bickering SocietyIn my opinion,we love to bicker,and that is one of the reasons why domestic violence is so prevalent.
The average citizen will bicker about anything with regards to the 'system', but when the time comes for he/she to speak or vote for what they stand for, they fail to say or do the right thing that is necessary.
When a proposal is put on the table, criticism is normally levelled, even before the positives can be determined. But when it comes to crunch time where our voices need to be heard, there is most oftentimes, silence.
If we could just put our differences aside and work together without a bias, we would be able to find more solutions to our social and economic problems.
- Warren Hall
