Cool it!
As an old boy of St George's College, I was exposed and perhaps involved in the friendly rivalry between the students of Kingston College and St George's College.
The rivalry was not one characterised by violence but by decent 'mouthings', especially in the vicinity of Miss Chin's shop. This was the 1980s when the society was tainted by political violence and its 'aftermath'; however, even as the microcosm of the society, the North Street boys, in my time, kept it wordy or engaged in 'brain fight' - more cool and intellectual.
I would like to urge the boys that the standards of these great institutions must be maintained and please, keep it cool!
- Canute White, BSc (hon) St George's Class of 84 superpower342002@yahoo.caVia Go-Jamaica
Rock or hard place?
I read with morbid fascination the article in The Gleaner of April 23 about the SUVs that the government officials believe they MUST have because of their supposed status.
But more important, it paints a picture about morals. Do they really have our interest at heart? Is that why they can spend millions of dollars on gas guzzlers using taxpayers' dollars?
How are we to interpret their actions when they sign on to international conventions that seek to reduce pollution but then do the very things that they sign documents and spend money saying they will not do? Is this Government the rock ... or are they the hard place?
- Le-Anne Roper, laroper18@yahoo.com, Barbados,Via Go-Jamaica
No to casinos!
This is crazy. Please do not let the Government allow casinos in Jamaica. What are they doing to poor people?
Who is going to benefit from this? The rich ... it's really bad for Jamaicans living overseas already; all they do is gamble. Imagine in Jamaica, a working father collects his pay and decides that he's going to see if he makes extra and ends up losing everything.
- Suzane Scott, sexysuzie1977@yahoo.com Via Go-Jamaica
Spanish hotels
It seems ironic to me that a country so dependent on tourism could be so antagonistic to the Spanish hotel investors. All the different Spanish chains, RIU Group, Grupo Pinero, Iberostar, have experienced varying degrees of interruptions in their quest.
The question is why? It would be inconceivable to think that these reputable international hotel chains are all so indisciplined that their investors are all ignoring rules and regulations and building codes. This situation begs for a political intervention to determine the real underlying problems, whether it be a Jamaican stakeholder's resistance or the aforementioned possibilities. If this is not investigated and corrected, it could hurt our ability to attract foreign investors.
- A.Mclean, altimc@yahoo.com Bloomfield, Connecticut Via Go-Jamaica
