THE EDITOR, Sir:
A FEW months ago there was a recruitment drive for hotel workers at a well known beach in Oracabessa. Being a victim of the unemployment system I went there seeking employment.
I was taken aback by the amount of people who showed up seeking jobs. Young, middle-aged and old people were all competing for that very scarce commodity.
Mr. Editor, the Government must act now to abate the demon of unemployment. Each day gets harder.
The young boys roam the streets because they have no jobs. Sometimes they find themselves stealing, doing drugs, in jail or in the morgue.
The girls end up being mothers before they know how to raise a child. The big fact is that approximately too many people are unemployed and living below the poverty line.
What about the poverty alleviation programme that was promised to us? I strongly believe that for a country to be progressive, the social and economic welfare of the people must be addressed. We have to face the cold reality, poverty breeds crime and social unrest. These elements are very destructive to any and every society.
I am, etc.,
DELROY OLIVER
St. Mary
