Build a better not bitter - Jamaica
Published:Tuesday | June 8, 2010 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:
By now, I wish we would all stop the blaming, name-calling, criticising and finger-pointing and line up with what God is doing, as well as start thinking about what we can do to uplift the condition, life and future of our young people in the inner city.
I noticed with awe that some over 500 young men - some merely teenagers, mostly unemployed uneducated, unmotivated - being led away after the Tivoli Gardens upheaval.
I am calling on our leaders to look at our young men. It's a pathetic situation, with so many unemployed sitting on the corner with nothing to do. No wonder they turn to a life of crime! We all should have seen this coming, taken them off the streets and provided special and practical training for them. I believe that many would like to be employed if given an opportunity. But do our leaders think about the way forward for these young men?
The country needs skilled workers in plumbing, electrical engineering, shoe making, agriculture, masonry and carpentry. Young men need motivating and training through inner-city development programmes. Let us be more proactive in the fight against idleness, laziness and demotivation, which leads to crime.
The minister of education needs to look at the school curriculum again and see why so many young people are leaving school unable to read and become frustrated with society.
Let us be our brother's keeper and strive to build a better Jamaica, not a bitter Jamaica.
I am, etc.,
mabel wood