Transport hub
I must compliment the relevant authority for putting in place this necessary and new transportation hub in Half-Way Tree for which I am very proud. However, I have noticed that they are experiencing difficulties in the area of ticket purchasing. I think a good solution would be to have different ticket outlets at various points in the city. This would cut down on the number of people trying to purchase tickets at the main centre. This is done successfully in the U.S.A. and should certainly work in Jamaica.
- Denton Bailey, shirdave@hotmail.com, Bronx, New York, Via Go-Jamaica
Domestic air service
On a recent visit to the island, I was appalled to find that there wasn't a complete air service connecting all the major cities on the island. Transportation is the crux of development and prosperity. Persons, business people, tourists, investors etc., should be able to easily move from one point to to another within the island.
A country without such reliable service, is a country in chaos. It is still surprising that not even local train/ rail service is available for transporting persons/ cargo quickly by land. Is anyone even looking into these matters? The emphasis on domestic air travel seems to be only Montego Bay - Kingston which is still great, and I commend the Levy family for their efforts with Airlink International.
- P. Chin, chin_p@yahoo.com, Canada
Thanks for article
I just want to thank Ms Sacha Walters very much for writing this article about my mother, Ms. Joan Davis, which appeared in the Flair magazine on Monday. It is good to read about current events. I am going through a time in my life when I am very in tune with Jamaica, and I always loved the island. Jamaicans are my life and I am glad they now know that life can be rough for us too! I can't wait until the summer when I can spend my two months on the nice island of land, wood, and water! Thank you and God bless you!
- Shannon Clarke (Ms. Davis' younger daughter) lifeb4luv22@hotmail.com, Bronx, New York,Via Go-Jamaica
Tivoli attitude
Tivoli Gardens residents are ill-advised to think that the Prime Minister is their 'buoy' and therefore has to jump and yell anytime the security forces touch them. Tivoli Gardens has not gained independence from Jamaica and it is, therefore, subject to all the laws governing this country including ridding it of criminals. Judging by the way they portray Mr. Golding and Mr. McKenzie, one gets a feeling that they visualise the former sitting comfortably in his spacious office while his constituents have to bear the fire of hell unleashed on them by the security forces. Someone has to advise them that the Prime Minister is not a Police Commissioner and does not collude with him to launch raids in any community.
- Motheba Rakuoane-Linton, rmotheba@yahoo.com, Kingston 8, Via Go-Jamaica
