Are we at war?
Published:Tuesday | December 31, 2019 | 12:40 AM
THE EDITOR, Madam:
There could be a prevailing contention regarding ‘space’ across the island. The most severe ammunition lies in communities adjacent to the Jamaica Defence Force. The most competitive entertainers are wrapped around the hotel industry. Other communities apparently defy every intellectual logic constantly shunning the ‘degree’ entities.
The place for ‘social intervention’ must lie in the hands of the private sector and other relevant institutions.
According to the late Peter Tosh, there can be no peace without “equal rights and justice”. So tourism heavyweights must immediately deposit capital investment in skyscrapers for the populace in the tourist belts. Access and opportunity are real steps towards a bright future. Strong housing infrastructure is the key to the change we seek.
Perhaps many need to be awaken to the ‘rubba dub dub’ of the jukebox. The dancing fans are often seeking refuge in that space from real deafening, sounds. The tourists are apparently moving into zinc-fence communities to have a ‘real Jamaican experience’.
Regretfully, so-called ‘friends’ are willing to see their counterparts (clearly subhumans) sleeping on concrete floors. Did they attend the same schools, churches or universities? Why then are they anxious to help themselves to ‘dead-lef’ and not help the indigent, shut-in and destitute?
THE TIME IS NOW
It could be that social-intervention methodologies need to be the new resolution for our nation for 2020. You cannot expect that those exposed to the great sand and beach life, who ‘wait’ the tables, will be happy and eternally content to sleep ‘out a doors’ on the sand.
The time is now. There must be mandatory access for all Jamaican children to visit a Jamaican hotel once a year. There must be national utilisation of the pools at these facilities, thus all could learn to swim.
Time is running out; some action now, please. Let’s hope Santa and the reindeers left pure consciences as Christmas gifts. Do open those presents and use them every day.