THE EDITOR, Sir:
I WAS very excited when I saw an article on Mocho in Clarendon because this 'town' is where I grew up and visit regularly, even though I live in England. I was last in Mocho in April of this year, when I spent three months in Eden. It was a good article but it fell short in a number of areas.
I am disappointed that your reporter did not mention the name of the district in Mocho he first stopped. In fact he only mentioned one name in Mocho and that is the police station in the town square (but that is only one square of many). You see editor, Mocho is huge. I presume your reporter stopped somewhere in Goshen or Brixton Hill before venturing on.
What your reporter also failed to mention is the high school, Lennon High, which has broken down a lot of the negative stigmas associated with Mocho. As more and more students from major towns such as May Pen, Old Harbour etc., commute daily to attend the school, they have a true perspective of Mocho. It is their perspective that will eventually break down the stigmas. Lennon High is farther up in a town called Cedars. There is also a gas station, a community clinic and a small shopping complex in Cedars.
Mocho has several districts and schools. There is Ashley All-Age (now primary) which I attended, Mocho Primary and others. The area does lack investment as do many towns in Jamaica. However, Mocho remains one of the few unspoilt towns in Jamaica and hopefully with articles like yours and people like myself who are proud to be 'Mochonian', the town will lose its unfounded stigma.
I am, etc.,
SHEENA WILLIAMS
(Benrose)
benrose_82@yahoo.com
Via Go-Jamaica
