Dear Editor,
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) holds the titles for the Goat Islands and it follows that the head of this organisation must have some significant influence in the discussions and negotiations concerning the fate of those public properties. He is a noted attorney, and some commentators are of the view that his courtroom skills will be valuable in any effort to persuade the Chinese to seek a better location for the proposed logistic hub.
Not so very long ago the Chinese were sold on the idea of building an expensive stadium in a remote Jamaican hillside where spectators were unlikely to go. That sports ground has turned out to be a costly mistake -- a "white elephant" with buildings left to rot and the playing fields transformed into a feeding ground for goats. The skillful negotiator of that deal is now head of the UDC; and he has been advising us to be calm and not to worry about the Goat Islands.
Knowing that the Chinese are not amused by the waste of their money and their labour at Sligoville is cause for apprehension. Will they be ready for another round with our skillful attorney? I wonder will he be able to curry their favour and so prevent anyone ramming the project down our throats?
Ken Jones
kensjones2002@yahoo.com
Persuading the Chinese
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The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) holds the titles for the Goat Islands and it follows that the head of this organisation must have some significant influence in the discussions and negotiations concerning the fate of those public properties. He is a noted attorney, and some commentators are of the view that his courtroom skills will be valuable in any effort to persuade the Chinese to seek a better location for the proposed logistic hub.
Not so very long ago the Chinese were sold on the idea of building an expensive stadium in a remote Jamaican hillside where spectators were unlikely to go. That sports ground has turned out to be a costly mistake -- a "white elephant" with buildings left to rot and the playing fields transformed into a feeding ground for goats. The skillful negotiator of that deal is now head of the UDC; and he has been advising us to be calm and not to worry about the Goat Islands.
Knowing that the Chinese are not amused by the waste of their money and their labour at Sligoville is cause for apprehension. Will they be ready for another round with our skillful attorney? I wonder will he be able to curry their favour and so prevent anyone ramming the project down our throats?
Ken Jones
kensjones2002@yahoo.com
Persuading the Chinese
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