THE EDITOR, Sir:

I am rather proud to say that I am not genetically linked or politically affiliated and favour no party over the other.

A mentor of mine suggested that my generation (the early 20s) was really in no position to have compared what the government was like maybe 20 years ago and now. He said that we have grown up seeing one government in power. The voting that may have taken place among such an age group could be mainly because of the "people's cry: we want a change." While we may not be able to compare what took place over the years, some of us still research, some of us still hear our parents' loud cry of how safe Jamaica was, and how dominant we were in the Caribbean, etc.

It seems that the new Prime Minister has come under heavy criticism because of the 18-member Cabinet and the plans he promised to fulfil. He likewise knows how Jamaicans are when they don't get their way. The cry of the people was that they wanted a change, and all who didn't intend to change course must now do so. My fellow Jamaicans, please do not expect that the problems of the 18 years to be fixed in 18 seconds, minutes or days. The problems of high and ever-rising crime and unemployment and deficit cannot be solved overnight, but over a period of time.

You must also remember that it is much easier to destroy than to build, and in order to build one must do so on a SOLID foundation. So, to the people who want back dem fees before the man even warm him bench, or to those who want to see immediate changes, and to 'Sista P' - who has just awakened and is ready for sleepless nights, it seems - TEK TIME.

Mr. Golding of all persons should know that good things come to those who wait, and that patience is a virtue. He also hears the cries of the people. So again, Tek time, nuh!

I am, etc.,

JHANELLE WRIGHT

jhanellewright@yahoo.com

Bonitto Crescent,

Mandeville, Manchester