Dear Editor,
Is Fenton Ferguson a communist dictator or what? Why is he so keen on letting 'big government' control everything we do?
Of late he has turned his attention at tobacco and alcohol companies and likening them to evil entities focused on destroying people's lives.
In relation to tobacco Dr Ferguson is quoted as saying "smoking is one of the evils of mankind" and must come to an end in "our lifetime". It is no wonder then that the ganja laws are taking so long to be changed.
Ferguson's positions are frankly anti-business and anti-growth and threaten to undermine industries that contribute billions in tax revenues; and in the case of ganja billions more if made legal. We should work to grow and develop businesses, not destroy them.
While I in no way dispute that tobacco and alcohol abuse should be curbed, the approach being taken by the minister can have a damaging impact on the Jamaican economy. I pray, therefore, that this is just another PR stunt by the minister who is in love with the camera and is known to harbour ludicrous leadership ambitions.
The minister needs to step back, think, and wheel and come again. I am sure he does not want to be remembered as the man who spent all his time destroying critical job-creating sectors of the economy.
Jennifer DaCosta
Jdacosta08@hotmail.com
Fenton Ferguson's action threatening to Ja
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Is Fenton Ferguson a communist dictator or what? Why is he so keen on letting 'big government' control everything we do?
Of late he has turned his attention at tobacco and alcohol companies and likening them to evil entities focused on destroying people's lives.
In relation to tobacco Dr Ferguson is quoted as saying "smoking is one of the evils of mankind" and must come to an end in "our lifetime". It is no wonder then that the ganja laws are taking so long to be changed.
Ferguson's positions are frankly anti-business and anti-growth and threaten to undermine industries that contribute billions in tax revenues; and in the case of ganja billions more if made legal. We should work to grow and develop businesses, not destroy them.
While I in no way dispute that tobacco and alcohol abuse should be curbed, the approach being taken by the minister can have a damaging impact on the Jamaican economy. I pray, therefore, that this is just another PR stunt by the minister who is in love with the camera and is known to harbour ludicrous leadership ambitions.
The minister needs to step back, think, and wheel and come again. I am sure he does not want to be remembered as the man who spent all his time destroying critical job-creating sectors of the economy.
Jennifer DaCosta
Jdacosta08@hotmail.com
Fenton Ferguson's action threatening to Ja
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