Still in shock
My father's very close friend, Douglas Chambers, has been murdered. He was a very intelligent man, very humble and caring. It's so sad to see that someone is finally helping Jamaica get back on its feet and make a living the right way and they murdered him. I am still in shock, all I keep thinking is: it is only going to get worse! Jamaica needs to stop the foolishness.
Pretty soon, tourism is going to come to a stop. No one wants to come here at all, people are scared, people are talking about little Jamaica. Jamaica is so small and has so many murdered every year. What happened to "One love, one heart, let's get together and feel alright. Come to Jamaica and feel alright." I don't think I will be able to enjoy that song for a long time. I can only enjoy the memories. I hope things change very soon.
- Li-Shann, lee@thischick.com, Via Go-Jamaica
Reggae museum
The Urban Development Corporation redevelopment plan lacks vision. How is it possible to redevelop downtown Kingston, the place where reggae music was born and is the cornerstone of our tourist industry, and have a museum to the railway and not to reggae? Which one of these plays a more important role in our country's image and economic development? This simply makes no sense.
- Christopher Campbell, camo4@charter.net, Via Go-Jamaica
Hustling
I'm in agreement with what Resident Magistrate Forte said as indeed some lawyers are 'hustlers'. I've known of cases that lawyers have taken and in my view are just hustling their clients.
They collect the fees and do nothing for the client. And if that's not hustling then I don't know what is.
- Royston Henry, littlesan_@hotmail.com, Via Go-Jamaica
Police vehicles
The news that the Jamaica Constabulary Force is considering introducing tracking devices to better monitor its fleet of vehicles is welcome.
Far too many times one observes police vehicles parked at rum bars, sometimes at private homes in broad daylight when the vehicle should be working. Outfitting the vehicles with a reliable tracking system should expose some of this.
There are too many instances when people call the police for emergency assistance, which is often not forthcoming because 'there are no vehicles'.
- Catherine Galma-Tucker, catherine@knowledge-ebooks.com, Kingston 6
