Dear Editor,
Jamaica has become so backward.
I happened to see a news item recently where the police in May Pen, Clarendon went on Stork Street and proceeded to close a complex that housed several shops said to not be in compliance with regulations. I have to ask the question: Why did it take so long for the authorities to realise that? Why also, did this happen just after the spate of shootings on Stork Street?
I am concerned because, with the Christmas season just around the corner, this action of putting close to 40 employed Jamaicans out of work cannot be forward-thinking. This ludicrous behaviour needs some mediation. It would seem as if someone was not doing their job; was it the police or was it the parish council?
I must say also that I support the decision to close the shop that was not operating with the best hygiene practices. This however, does not extend to the barber salon, bar, etc on the same complex. We need to stop the knee-jerk effect and think about the big picture. We are too myopic in our thinking. We must consider what effect discouraging an honest living will have.
The shops that applied for the licences should be given reprieve and their certificates expedited so that those young people may not be caught in the net of deviant activities.
Dei-Rasi Freckleton
presidentfreckleton@gmail.com
Why wait until now, Clarendon cops, parish council?
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Jamaica has become so backward.
I happened to see a news item recently where the police in May Pen, Clarendon went on Stork Street and proceeded to close a complex that housed several shops said to not be in compliance with regulations. I have to ask the question: Why did it take so long for the authorities to realise that? Why also, did this happen just after the spate of shootings on Stork Street?
I am concerned because, with the Christmas season just around the corner, this action of putting close to 40 employed Jamaicans out of work cannot be forward-thinking. This ludicrous behaviour needs some mediation. It would seem as if someone was not doing their job; was it the police or was it the parish council?
I must say also that I support the decision to close the shop that was not operating with the best hygiene practices. This however, does not extend to the barber salon, bar, etc on the same complex. We need to stop the knee-jerk effect and think about the big picture. We are too myopic in our thinking. We must consider what effect discouraging an honest living will have.
The shops that applied for the licences should be given reprieve and their certificates expedited so that those young people may not be caught in the net of deviant activities.
Dei-Rasi Freckleton
presidentfreckleton@gmail.com
Why wait until now, Clarendon cops, parish council?
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