I am writing to ask how I would go about finding my mother's family. My mother's name is Mae Louise Edwards and she came from George's Valley, Mandeville. She left Jamaica in the winter of 1952 to become a nanny. She is now 87 years and suffering from dementia and is in a nursing home, because I could not care for her properly anymore. I would love to find her sister and brother and the half brother I've never met.

- G.S. Edwards, studbabie@hotmail.com.

How many agencies or persons does it take to change a light bulb in Jamaica? The answer - none it seems. Of the three agencies which I have been badgering since February of this year, about a blown light at the corner of Shorton and Sunrise Drive in the Hillview Gardens area. I have contacted one or more persons at the Jamaica Public Service Co., KSAC and the OUR over the past five months to no avail. One lady I spoke to at the KSAC asked me if I expected her to climb the pole and change the bulb, as when she informs JPS, she can do nothing more.

This is the sort of attitude you have to deal with. I know that a Mr. Williams of the OUR has been trying to get JPS to respond to this issue, but again he has had no success. Well, I hope by sometime next year, the JPS will see it fit to have this issue dealt with, as neither the OUR nor the KSAC can seem to prod them into action.