Dear Editor,
The bad news has been widespread. The nation has been hit with another price increase for identification documents. The costs to obtain a passport, to renew and replace a passport have been handsomely increased.
Renewing, replacing or first acquisition have all been given different charges -- I won't bother to repeat them. But, whichever way we turn, whatever position we are in, we are hard-hit by passport increases. Even the babes and sucklings have not been speared.
Because of rising inflation, the price or cost of certain things will rise, but the problem is that some of these hikes are too much; they are always putting on way too much.
Citizens are getting five per cent increase in salary, while a 40 per cent hike is done to the bills we must meet.
The truth of the matter is that the current cost of passports could be less. The Government of Jamaica, therefore, should roll back the rate to a reasonable one. So many Jamaicans already don't have a passport because of the cost; an increase in these times makes it an even more elusive ambition.
Donald J McKoy
donaldmckoy2010@hotmail.com
Roll back the passport hike!
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The bad news has been widespread. The nation has been hit with another price increase for identification documents. The costs to obtain a passport, to renew and replace a passport have been handsomely increased.
Renewing, replacing or first acquisition have all been given different charges -- I won't bother to repeat them. But, whichever way we turn, whatever position we are in, we are hard-hit by passport increases. Even the babes and sucklings have not been speared.
Because of rising inflation, the price or cost of certain things will rise, but the problem is that some of these hikes are too much; they are always putting on way too much.
Citizens are getting five per cent increase in salary, while a 40 per cent hike is done to the bills we must meet.
The truth of the matter is that the current cost of passports could be less. The Government of Jamaica, therefore, should roll back the rate to a reasonable one. So many Jamaicans already don't have a passport because of the cost; an increase in these times makes it an even more elusive ambition.
Donald J McKoy
donaldmckoy2010@hotmail.com
Roll back the passport hike!
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