Dear Editor,
I read the Observer story on Monday, November 24, 2014, titled 'We will not resign, chairman and NHT board members say' and I am forced to wonder are we, as Jamaicans, going to accept this arrogance?
NHT funds are monies collected from our salaries and also contributed to by our employers for the provision of houses to contributors. We should be the ones who decide who chairs and constitutes the board of management; not Easton Douglas and his gang. Surely, Douglas and his gang, the prime minister and her Cabinet know about integrity and public trust.
The prime minister makes me hang my head in shame. This lady who was proclaimed as chosen by God to lead this nation has disappointed. All those chosen by God in the Bible were chosen to lead with integrity and righteousness, upholding His laws and commandments -- if not, they were punished and dethroned. Perhaps, the prime minister and her gang feel that the laws of the country are not a shackle for them, and neither are God and His laws. Will we, as a people, let them get away with it?
The audacity to break a sacred trust to bail out a failing attraction, and to remain adamant in face of public outcry is shameful. Have they no integrity or regard for us? Will we continue to allow them to treat us with such scant regard and grave disrespect?
Recently, in an interview on TVJ's Prime Time News, Minister Robert Pickersgill, in my view, revealed their contempt for us. He was asked by the interviewer if he was aware of the comments on Twitter. His reply was not only derogatory but indicated the low state in which they have sought to keep the majority of us so that they can rule with impunity.
People of Jamaica, wake up! Do not let the Government put a political twist to this outcry. They have broken a sacred trust with us. They took an oath, swearing on the Holy Bible, to govern this country with integrity and for our good. We must hold them accountable this time. They have broken their trust with us one time too many.
Douglas and his gang must be removed. So, too, must the new board members. What big businesses have these members of the board successfully managed? The NHT is big business. Housing is a human right and the NHT funds must be managed accordingly.
And, do not let the Opposition feel that they are exempt from our demand for good governance and integrity in leadership. They are in no way role models, either.
Both the PNP and the JLP must go beyond the rhetoric to sustained solid demonstrations of honesty and integrity. We must no longer allow ourselves to be manipulated, used, and discarded by both parties. We are intelligent people.
Jamaicans, wake up!
Dorothy Lyn
dorothymlyn@gmail.com
Jamaicans, wake up!
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I read the Observer story on Monday, November 24, 2014, titled 'We will not resign, chairman and NHT board members say' and I am forced to wonder are we, as Jamaicans, going to accept this arrogance?
NHT funds are monies collected from our salaries and also contributed to by our employers for the provision of houses to contributors. We should be the ones who decide who chairs and constitutes the board of management; not Easton Douglas and his gang. Surely, Douglas and his gang, the prime minister and her Cabinet know about integrity and public trust.
The prime minister makes me hang my head in shame. This lady who was proclaimed as chosen by God to lead this nation has disappointed. All those chosen by God in the Bible were chosen to lead with integrity and righteousness, upholding His laws and commandments -- if not, they were punished and dethroned. Perhaps, the prime minister and her gang feel that the laws of the country are not a shackle for them, and neither are God and His laws. Will we, as a people, let them get away with it?
The audacity to break a sacred trust to bail out a failing attraction, and to remain adamant in face of public outcry is shameful. Have they no integrity or regard for us? Will we continue to allow them to treat us with such scant regard and grave disrespect?
Recently, in an interview on TVJ's Prime Time News, Minister Robert Pickersgill, in my view, revealed their contempt for us. He was asked by the interviewer if he was aware of the comments on Twitter. His reply was not only derogatory but indicated the low state in which they have sought to keep the majority of us so that they can rule with impunity.
People of Jamaica, wake up! Do not let the Government put a political twist to this outcry. They have broken a sacred trust with us. They took an oath, swearing on the Holy Bible, to govern this country with integrity and for our good. We must hold them accountable this time. They have broken their trust with us one time too many.
Douglas and his gang must be removed. So, too, must the new board members. What big businesses have these members of the board successfully managed? The NHT is big business. Housing is a human right and the NHT funds must be managed accordingly.
And, do not let the Opposition feel that they are exempt from our demand for good governance and integrity in leadership. They are in no way role models, either.
Both the PNP and the JLP must go beyond the rhetoric to sustained solid demonstrations of honesty and integrity. We must no longer allow ourselves to be manipulated, used, and discarded by both parties. We are intelligent people.
Jamaicans, wake up!
Dorothy Lyn
dorothymlyn@gmail.com
Jamaicans, wake up!
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