Dear Editor,
It's no secret among Jamaicans that some construction contractors who own heavy duty equipment (trucks, tractors, rollers etc) and supply manual labour are known to be in a position of economic stability.
Succesive Jamaican Governments continue to depend on 'roadworks' and 'infrastructure programmes' to inject some sort of capital into communities where people depend on labour-intensive work. Plus the bonus to "run a money" for political mileage, especially around elections.
As much as we continue to borrow from our international partners and spend billions on such 'roadwork', we aren't actually building anything much and our roads have the lifespan of a mosquito, having the same effect of causing sicknesses on our vehicles which drain our pockets for mechanical remedies.
It would begin to make sense if the Government decided to use some of the infrastructure money to build critical modern public infrastructure such as hospitals, police stations, government agencies, and even a parliament building. We can make them technologically modern and energy efficient to match any First World standard.
It's time Jamaica rethinks what is considered an "infrastructure programme" and build our way to prosperity and better public facilities.
Mario Boothe
m.raphael.b@gmail.com
Don't just 'run a money', build Ja's infrastructure
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It's no secret among Jamaicans that some construction contractors who own heavy duty equipment (trucks, tractors, rollers etc) and supply manual labour are known to be in a position of economic stability.
Succesive Jamaican Governments continue to depend on 'roadworks' and 'infrastructure programmes' to inject some sort of capital into communities where people depend on labour-intensive work. Plus the bonus to "run a money" for political mileage, especially around elections.
As much as we continue to borrow from our international partners and spend billions on such 'roadwork', we aren't actually building anything much and our roads have the lifespan of a mosquito, having the same effect of causing sicknesses on our vehicles which drain our pockets for mechanical remedies.
It would begin to make sense if the Government decided to use some of the infrastructure money to build critical modern public infrastructure such as hospitals, police stations, government agencies, and even a parliament building. We can make them technologically modern and energy efficient to match any First World standard.
It's time Jamaica rethinks what is considered an "infrastructure programme" and build our way to prosperity and better public facilities.
Mario Boothe
m.raphael.b@gmail.com
Don't just 'run a money', build Ja's infrastructure
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