The Editor, Sir:

It is very interesting to hear from the former PNP administration asking the Government where the money will come from for 'free' education and health care.

I believe that if corruption is at least curtailed, surely this country will be able to provide better education and health care for its citizens. When one looks at the number of scandals that have been unveiled, and the hundreds of millions of tax payers' dollars in question, I now understand what Mr. Pickersgill was talking about when, during the Trafigura saga, he regarded $30 million as chicken feed. Indeed, that has got to be chicken feed when we hear about the Cuban free light bulbs and the MPM scandals.

This brings me back to the collection of taxes, and the payment of utility bills. Why can't the collectorates go after those who dodge the system? Is there also corruption within those systems?

I would like to ask the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and the National Water Commission (NWC), why should the honest customers be burdened while 'illegal customers' go free? The NWC system needs to be revamped! The NWC must install metres and start collecting some revenues so that the honest householders are not so burdened.

The Office of Utilities Regula-tion should declare no further raise in bills until NWC gets its act together. The culprits who steal light and water should be severely punished with large fines and imprisonment.

All corruption is corruption, politician or not. Let us start setting examples. Now!

I am, etc.,

PAMELA DAVIS

P.O. Box 14

Frankfield