New Parliament
It would be a noble gesture to the National Heroes buried at National Heroes' Park and, indeed, the nation as a whole, if a new Parliament were to be erected at the park. How fitting it would be, standing grand at the northern edge of this historic park, looking across at the heroes, who fought for our freedom! Would the powers that be reconsider their decision to let the Parliament remain at its present site. Think about it, please.
- S. Edwarda Perkins, 14 Heathwood Drive, Allerdyce, Kingston 8
Treacherous roads
Some say that it is as bad in other areas, but in the Cherry Gardens area where I have lived for a number of years, it is the longest time I can remember the roads being in such serious disrepair, even treacherous to the irregular user in some areas.
Property taxes are perhaps among the highest in the country. Consequently, we should not have to endure such terrible inconvenience for so long, hurricane or no hurricane. Road maintenance is a simple aspect of national development.
If this is being managed with such incompetence, it should be of great concern to us what is happening in the other critical areas of management.
- Very concerned citizen, lynphyll@hotmail.com
Community tribute
Please permit me space in your valuable newspaper to commend the following persons and institutions that gave support to the Hazel Sherlock appreciation dinner. This dinner was held on November 15, at the Mandeville Parish Church Hall, by the Georges Valley Community Council and the United Way Central Region Committee, to honour Mrs. Hazel Sherlock, retired executive vice-president of United Way, for her outstanding contributions to the region.
Contributing were Judith Reid, manager FirstCaribbean Bank Mandeville; Dr. Auma Folkes, assistant professor, Nothern Caribbean University; Dorothy Peart; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Norman; Gasford Gabriel, principal, Manchester High School; Rosetta White; Lance Neita, public relations officer, Alpart; Msrs. Joseph and Jerry Chin, Brumalia Hardware; Glendon Johnson, public relations officer, Windalco; Marcia Whittaker, manager, JMMB Mandeville; Peter Bunting, MP Central Manchester; Richard Chen, manager, Super Plus Food Stores; Kenval Wallace; Frank Williams; Errol Kelly; Constance Malcolm, principal, Knox Junior School; Annette Piper, principal, Bishop Gibson High School; Donavan Mitchell, chairman, Royal Flat division.
- Kenneth Gordon, chairman, Planning Committee, P.O. Box 493, Mandeville
