Dear Editor,
I have been speaking with my friend who lives in Bethel Gap, Cedar Valley PO, St Thomas, about the drought conditions and lack of sufficient water, and this has made me very concerned for her healtlh and that of her neighbours.
She even related that an elderly gentleman died allegedly of dehydration and malnutrition.
There is not enough water for her to grow vegetables, and she has had to discontinue raising chickens, and there seems to be indifference on the part of the Government to the plight of these people. She states that promises of "water trucks" are empty words, except near election time!
It would seem to me that if Jamaica cannot get water to her own people in need, the system is not working.
Sheila Gagnon
Cape Cod, MA
shegag@comcast.net
SOS from Bethel Gap!
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I have been speaking with my friend who lives in Bethel Gap, Cedar Valley PO, St Thomas, about the drought conditions and lack of sufficient water, and this has made me very concerned for her healtlh and that of her neighbours.
She even related that an elderly gentleman died allegedly of dehydration and malnutrition.
There is not enough water for her to grow vegetables, and she has had to discontinue raising chickens, and there seems to be indifference on the part of the Government to the plight of these people. She states that promises of "water trucks" are empty words, except near election time!
It would seem to me that if Jamaica cannot get water to her own people in need, the system is not working.
Sheila Gagnon
Cape Cod, MA
shegag@comcast.net
SOS from Bethel Gap!
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