Selling Jamaica short

THE EDITOR, Sir:

I AM a Jamaican currently residing in North America, writing to express my utmost disgust at the ruling party and their actions. In my frequent Internet Gleaner readings, I have encountered news about the sale of various buildings and companies such as the Crowne Plaza and the JPSCo. It seems to me, Jamaica is no longer a country but rather a grab bag for green-dollar waving foreigners. It is bad enough that Jamaica has not experienced growth over the years but to add insult to injury our valuable assets are being given away under political camouflage and economic scapegoating.

These 'giveaways' have also assisted in the loss of Jamaican pride and culture as that which we once owned has been infused with a foreign identity completely flushing out anything which ideally spells Jamaican.

Our great leaders of the past surely have rolled over countless times in their graves from the state of ruins that Jamaica is now in. The solutions however, do not lie in the current actions of the ruling party. The notion of not throwing away (in this case blatantly giving away) something when it is in trouble but rather working through it is indeed elementary. It is a no-brainer that we cannot rebuild our Jamaica if we don't have Jamaica. Our renowned phrase of "no problem"/"Jamaica irie" is becoming a distant memory.

I am, etc.,

MARJHE D. CHANG

646 E. College Ave. #712

State College, Pa 16801

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