Dear Editor,
This is an open letter to the prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller:
I have noticed that the new police commissioner, Carl Williams, has assured the Chinese nationals in the country of my birth, of which you are leader, that the police will be doing everything in their power to make sure that they -- businessmen and women in downtown Kingston -- have a crime-free Christmas period.
So, Madam Leader, what kind of assurances are being made to the everyday people of Jamaica who are being murdered and robbed every day by fellow Jamaicans wreaking havoc on the society?
I know you do not listen to the news and, from the looks of it, those that advise you are not very intelligent and aware, but someone must have told you that the number of murders since the start of the year have far surpassed the number of days in the year. And that's without counting deaths while in the protection of the police or by the police.
I do not know if your minister of national security, Peter Bunting, is even aware of what is going on himself, as most of his time seems to be spent asking for divine intervention, as if Jesus is supposed to wave a magic wand and fix it all.
I understand that this might very well be out of your league, because if National Housing Trust money could be used in the Outameni purchase fiasco and you can say that, as leader of the country, you had no clue about what was going on until you heard about it in the media, but I sill ask for your help.
It's a good thing, then, that you have begun to pay attention to the media.
I am not trying to draw your tongue, but do you not think that the citizens of Jamaica, whose votes you run after, need the same reassurance from the top police officer in the country that he is giving to the Chinese?
I know that you are afraid of no boy, no girl, no time, nowhere, but please remember that, while you have bodyguards, the rest of the country has to depend on the police.
I would therefore advise you, Madam Prime Minister, to have a very serious talk with your top cop and minister of national security, and let them know or remind them that the Jamaican Constitution states that all citizens of Jamaica -- not just the investors or those of Chinese descent -- are afforded the right to be protected by the State, and that these citizens deserve to have a crime-free Christmas as well.
One more thing. Could you please see if you can lower the price of the imported chicken back so that Jamaicans who cannot afford the other parts or the entire chicken can at least have something to flour up and fry for their Christmas dinner as well? And while you are at it, can you please call the contractor to fix up the hospitals so that at least we can endure the wait to see a doctor in comfort.
Michelle Bradshaw
michelleannmariebradshaw@gmail.com
What about our crime-free Christmas?
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This is an open letter to the prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller:
I have noticed that the new police commissioner, Carl Williams, has assured the Chinese nationals in the country of my birth, of which you are leader, that the police will be doing everything in their power to make sure that they -- businessmen and women in downtown Kingston -- have a crime-free Christmas period.
So, Madam Leader, what kind of assurances are being made to the everyday people of Jamaica who are being murdered and robbed every day by fellow Jamaicans wreaking havoc on the society?
I know you do not listen to the news and, from the looks of it, those that advise you are not very intelligent and aware, but someone must have told you that the number of murders since the start of the year have far surpassed the number of days in the year. And that's without counting deaths while in the protection of the police or by the police.
I do not know if your minister of national security, Peter Bunting, is even aware of what is going on himself, as most of his time seems to be spent asking for divine intervention, as if Jesus is supposed to wave a magic wand and fix it all.
I understand that this might very well be out of your league, because if National Housing Trust money could be used in the Outameni purchase fiasco and you can say that, as leader of the country, you had no clue about what was going on until you heard about it in the media, but I sill ask for your help.
It's a good thing, then, that you have begun to pay attention to the media.
I am not trying to draw your tongue, but do you not think that the citizens of Jamaica, whose votes you run after, need the same reassurance from the top police officer in the country that he is giving to the Chinese?
I know that you are afraid of no boy, no girl, no time, nowhere, but please remember that, while you have bodyguards, the rest of the country has to depend on the police.
I would therefore advise you, Madam Prime Minister, to have a very serious talk with your top cop and minister of national security, and let them know or remind them that the Jamaican Constitution states that all citizens of Jamaica -- not just the investors or those of Chinese descent -- are afforded the right to be protected by the State, and that these citizens deserve to have a crime-free Christmas as well.
One more thing. Could you please see if you can lower the price of the imported chicken back so that Jamaicans who cannot afford the other parts or the entire chicken can at least have something to flour up and fry for their Christmas dinner as well? And while you are at it, can you please call the contractor to fix up the hospitals so that at least we can endure the wait to see a doctor in comfort.
Michelle Bradshaw
michelleannmariebradshaw@gmail.com
What about our crime-free Christmas?
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