Call in the guns

Our nation is plagued by crime. Some say it is more than we can stand. We say it's time to seek outside help, so we send for persons from abroad. Pay them well, feed and shelter to the best.

Our officers know the country's corners, and all talk Anancy and duppy story. By the time a foreigner learns all that, retirement time comes around. I strongly suggest that if we want to put the brakes on crime soon, the start must be from the root. Try a thing, call in all the private guns for a period of one year. Keep a close watch on results. If a result is one per cent, that one will be worth the try. If it can be done there, why not here?

It's full time for us to wise up. The days of the Wild West are long gone.

Seibert A. Dobson, Gayle PO

Day of Repentance

Celebrations have been decreed because of qualification for the 1998 football World Cup and performances at Beijing Olympics, which lasted for seven days; but no day for national repentance, not with-standing numerous requests.

Compare those conditions which warranted holiday celebrations with present extreme conditions (murder, rapes, etc) for which requests made to all governments, for just one day, have been refused.

Our requests for one day of repentance have long surpassed urgency, and the implementation would complement, in substance, the spirit of the national pledge and anthem. Be reminded, therefore, this nation remains your employer truly. Jamaica for Jesus Christ!

W. Brent-Harris, Bog Walk, St Catherine

St Thomas water woes

The National Water Commission supply at a small housing scheme called 'Top House', in eastern St Thomas, has been very bad for a long time. Sometimes there is low water pressure, and when there is no water in the pipes, trucking of water is infrequent.

The condition started as far back as 1988 when Hurricane Gilbert destroyed a large storage tank. The authorities replaced it with one about half its size, and put more customers in the system, which meant that there was increased demand.

My advice to improve the water supply in the area is put a bigger tank in place so that the level of the source can be sustainable to meet the demand. The water pressure will also be able to remain vibrant and reach the level of our domestic water tanks; at present, the water pressure is not able to get the water into those tanks.

J.A. Bailey, Dalvey PO, St Thomas