Dear Editor,
It appears that politicians in general take us for a bunch of fools.
At this moment in Jamaica's history the two most urgent problems facing the country are gun-related violence and a chronic shortage of reasonably priced energy products to provide electricity.
With this in mind, most people were glued to electronic media awaiting the decision as to the preferred bidder for the construction of the embattled energy-generating project.
One would have hoped that, given its importance, the announcement would have been made either by the Minister of Energy Phillip Paulwell or the prime minister. Instead, a man exposing his naked chest appeared on television to make an announcement that affects the lives of every man, woman and child living in Jamaica and beyond.
To my utter dismay it was revealed that the generating units would now be provided by none other than the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited -- already disliked by the masses.
However, the greater insult was the announcement that, when the plants are finished, the cost of electricity will now be 26 cents per kilowatt hour, instead of 12.5 cents that was guaranteed by the former bidder.
I have been told that the prime minister believes that Jamaicans will put up with almost anything so long as it is coming from the elected representative of the people. But people are beginning to dislike her lack of effort and her always seeming to pass the buck to someone else. I am sure it may lead to her downfall much sooner than she thinks, which would indeed be a great pity because she has done more than any prime minister before her to make us understand the importance of managing money.
Kensington Spencer
Kingston 8
kensingtonspencer868@gmail.com
It appears that politicians in general take us for a bunch of fools.
At this moment in Jamaica's history the two most urgent problems facing the country are gun-related violence and a chronic shortage of reasonably priced energy products to provide electricity.
With this in mind, most people were glued to electronic media awaiting the decision as to the preferred bidder for the construction of the embattled energy-generating project.
One would have hoped that, given its importance, the announcement would have been made either by the Minister of Energy Phillip Paulwell or the prime minister. Instead, a man exposing his naked chest appeared on television to make an announcement that affects the lives of every man, woman and child living in Jamaica and beyond.
To my utter dismay it was revealed that the generating units would now be provided by none other than the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited -- already disliked by the masses.
However, the greater insult was the announcement that, when the plants are finished, the cost of electricity will now be 26 cents per kilowatt hour, instead of 12.5 cents that was guaranteed by the former bidder.
I have been told that the prime minister believes that Jamaicans will put up with almost anything so long as it is coming from the elected representative of the people. But people are beginning to dislike her lack of effort and her always seeming to pass the buck to someone else. I am sure it may lead to her downfall much sooner than she thinks, which would indeed be a great pity because she has done more than any prime minister before her to make us understand the importance of managing money.
Kensington Spencer
Kingston 8
kensingtonspencer868@gmail.com