Dear Editor,
Lloyd B Smith's column of January 14, 'Our culture versus reality,' hits the Jamaican nail squarely on the head. It should be required reading for the entire national leadership.
All the talk about IMF deals, logistics hubs, public sector transformation, tax reform, blah blah blah will come to naught if the matters so clearly and succinctly elucidated by Smith are not tackled immediately.
Hopefully, in the months and years to come, the media will hold the nation's leaders' feet to the fire using the benchmark set out by Smith as the barometer.
Truly an outstanding, courageous and refreshing piece of journalism from someone who is also a politician! There is hope for us yet.
Errol W A Townshend
Ontario, Canada
ewat@rogers.com
Lloyd B Smith's column of January 14, 'Our culture versus reality,' hits the Jamaican nail squarely on the head. It should be required reading for the entire national leadership.
All the talk about IMF deals, logistics hubs, public sector transformation, tax reform, blah blah blah will come to naught if the matters so clearly and succinctly elucidated by Smith are not tackled immediately.
Hopefully, in the months and years to come, the media will hold the nation's leaders' feet to the fire using the benchmark set out by Smith as the barometer.
Truly an outstanding, courageous and refreshing piece of journalism from someone who is also a politician! There is hope for us yet.
Errol W A Townshend
Ontario, Canada
ewat@rogers.com