There are millions of unanswered prayers in Jamaica. Praying for peace, justice, and an end to corrupt government, the opposite seems to be happening in Jamaica, despite more churches per square mile than anywhere else in the world. Jamaicans may think that God has abandoned them, but it is they who have abandoned themselves.
In a society that bitches and moans everyday about the problems, instead of doing something; like the reggae artistes who sing about the rich who are making poor people suffer, yet so many of them are rich; they should be investing in businesses to help promote jobs for those same poor people. Jamaicans need to demand action from those who claim to be representing them as leaders, but more from themselves. If you are only praying and not taking any action, then stop praying.
- Clive Watson, zugu2001@yahoo.com, Meriden, Ct., Via Go-Jamaica
Self-help Jamaica is a land of wood and water. People today think that Government should do almost every thing for them. I grew up in a village in St. Ann that has no piped water, and the people there today would welcome such a modern day facility, but they are never out of potable water. Go check the village out, almost every household has a tank to harness rain water; and most of the tanks were built almost a century ago. Were those people more ingenious than those of other villages. I guess not, they were just more willing to help themselves and neighbours than people of today. It does take a village.
- F. Barnes, bless502@msn.com, Via Go-Jamaica
Message of hope I was extremely pleased and honoured to be in the presence of His Worship, Mayor McKenzie this past weekend at the Coalition of Jamaican Organisations banquet in Boston, Massachusetts. The mayor's speech covered a variety of topics that are currently affecting Jamaica. He spoke about the fact that as Jamaicans in the diaspora, we have a responsibility to help maintain and sustain our homeland. His message of hope for the future of Jamaica give the banquet attendees a reason to invest and rebuild Jamaica. We would like to thank Mayor McKenzie, his wife, Marcia and the Town Clerk, Mr. Lincoln Evans for blessing uswith their presence and their message of hope for our beautiful country, Jamaica.
- Tiffany Vassell, boccone_dolce04@yahoo.com, Boston, Mass, Via Go-Jamaica
