Cable cooperatives
This is not a formal response to Friday's editorial (February 22) but to share some of my own observations. Jamaica needs a modern policy with respect to cable. The industry was never properly established and most of the operators are undercapitalised and lack technical know-how.
Another islandwide cable licence might not be financially feasible at this time. How about organising the smaller operators into four regional cooperatives?
This model has been used in many other countries and I see no reason why it cannot succeed in Jamaica. By the way, FTC has no legal authority to approve or disapprove mergers and acquisitions in any segment of the Jamaica economy.
- Franklin Brown, fknbrown1@yahoo.com
Evil thought
A letter in The Gleaner on February 21 by Rose Dewar mentioned the possibility of hanging a few innocent people to drive fear into the bad people might not be a bad idea. This is certainly an evil thought by all those who share this idea!
They believe that themselves and their families would be safe from being accused wrongfully because most likely it will affect the poorer class of people.
Well they better think again! If these people and their families find themselves in this situation, one would see how quickly they abandon this type of thinking.
I hope they will rethink this, remember as the saying goes, "It's better to let the guilty go free than to have the blood of one innocent person on our hands!" Ja need to find other serious ways of dealing with crime. As a J'can I support free education in order to develop young minds to be more productive, create businesses and employment, which will have an impact on lowering crime. Nuff said!
- A.W., altwill@hotmail.com, Via Go-Jamaica
Superb treatment
I wish to use this medium to publicly commend the staff of the Bustamante Hospital for Children for the superb treatment they gave my daughter who was diagnosed with asthma when we were recently in Jamaica on vacation. In particular, I wish to thank the doctors, Staff Nurse Dickens as well as student nurses Treasure, Virgo, Thomas and Suares-Henry.
Having had the opportunity to witness medical care in a developed nation, I can say without any doubt that the level of care you gave is truly First World. I also would like to thank the nurse and doctor from Famcare Kid's Clinic in Portmore who were quick to diagnose the problem and gave the letter of referral to the hospital.
- Sigismond Williams, brian_willi@hotmail.com, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Via Go-Jamaica
