Board appointments
It is with some degree of concern that I note the current buzz regarding the appointments of new boards, especially those that are considered "the cream".
Did the current administration forget about its promise of a Jamaica where everyone has a voice? Where are the appointments of ordinary Jamaicans who have given exemplary service to this country - the medical practitioners, teachers, clergy and small business people who have been stalwarts at what they do? Or are appointments a reward for the established private sector for their support and loyalty to the new Government's cause? An old boys' club so to speak.
It should be interesting to have a news feature on what perks/emoluments are afforded these new chairmen!
- F. Richards, francinerichards@hotmail.com
Deportation
I have a few words regarding The Gleaner article about the proposed deportation of convicts from Britain, dated October 25, 2007.
"A yu ketch dem, a yu fi punish them." Let the prisoners serve their terms where they have committed their crimes. I'm sure some of these people they are deporting have been in the United Kingdom since childhood.
- Carlene, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Killing mangroves
I travel daily, passing the Hellshire roundabout near the Hellshire fishing beach. I witness on a very frequent basis wood-chopping activities, specifically men using machetes to chop down the mangroves.
The activity is conducted in broad daylight with seemingly no intention on the part of the individual to hide. Signs are placed along the roadways; however, the warnings are ignored.
I am urging the Urban Development Corporation to move quickly to curb this practice before we have an environmental disaster.
-- Nicola Powell alocin13@hotmail.comPortmore, Via Go-Jamaica
Ikebana in BC
British Columbia was blessed when Pearl Wright came and offered her time and talent to do an Ikebana show to a full house.
Jamaicans, West Indians and Canadians turned out for this event. West Indians volunteered their time and refreshments were donated - Jamaican patties and coffee and Japanese hors-d'oeuvres.
I am the 'in-law' - wife of Pearl Wright's nephew, Andrew Hernandez - who was an insurance loss adjuster for Graham Miller and Thomas Howell Adjusters in Jamaica.
- Tania Hernandez, Poco, B.C.
