Dear Editor,
I was recently caught completely by surprise and as such I have to say thank you to a politician — something I thought I would never do.
On a recent trip to Jamaica over the summer holidays to stage one of our usual Rock River Bi-Annual Homecoming in Clarendon, we invited the Honourable Pearnel Charles, member of Parliament for the constituency, and he attended the function.
During his speech he promised to help us with a computer lab which we have been unsuccessfully trying to build for the school and the community for the past umpteen years.
To my surprise and delight, the following morning — a Sunday — I was promptly informed by members of our organisation that members of Mr Charles' technical team were on their way to Rock River to assess a temporary site proposed for the project to house the computers until we can get our more permanent building ready — a truly remarkable turnaround time.
With the assessment done, we have been promised that in approximately two months the computers will be delivered ready for use by the school and the community.
Mr Charles I must humbly eat crow, because I was one of the most skeptical persons hearing your promise, and I am heartened by the fact that there is hope yet for my country.
So now over to the Ministry of Education regarding the condition of the school building.
Claud D'Aguilar
Rock River Initiative
Surprised by a politician
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I was recently caught completely by surprise and as such I have to say thank you to a politician — something I thought I would never do.
On a recent trip to Jamaica over the summer holidays to stage one of our usual Rock River Bi-Annual Homecoming in Clarendon, we invited the Honourable Pearnel Charles, member of Parliament for the constituency, and he attended the function.
During his speech he promised to help us with a computer lab which we have been unsuccessfully trying to build for the school and the community for the past umpteen years.
To my surprise and delight, the following morning — a Sunday — I was promptly informed by members of our organisation that members of Mr Charles' technical team were on their way to Rock River to assess a temporary site proposed for the project to house the computers until we can get our more permanent building ready — a truly remarkable turnaround time.
With the assessment done, we have been promised that in approximately two months the computers will be delivered ready for use by the school and the community.
Mr Charles I must humbly eat crow, because I was one of the most skeptical persons hearing your promise, and I am heartened by the fact that there is hope yet for my country.
So now over to the Ministry of Education regarding the condition of the school building.
Claud D'Aguilar
Rock River Initiative
Surprised by a politician
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