Dear Editor,
Mindful of his less than convincing victory in last general election polls, embattled Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Andrew Holness toured his St Andrew South Western constituency on Saturday last. With marching band in tow he strolled Tower Avenue considered his strongest area in the constituency.
To say the response to his walk was poor -- synonymous with residents of the area -- would be the understatement of the year. Aside from a few people brought in by him, and few diehards like constituency secretary, Elizabeth Lyn, it was an embarrassing moment for the party leader.
Citizens stayed behind their zinc fences demanding answers to a number of questions such as:
1. What happened to the zinc project, we are still behind zinc fences?
2. Where are the jobs and benefits from the $10-million 'JEEP'?
3. Where are the projects under the $20-million constituency development fund?
Were it not for businessman Philly Blacks, who built a plaza on Olympic Way and keeps a weekly session thus providing much-needed work and vending opportunity, things would be much worse.
In fact, Councilor Christopher Townsend has been much more visible in the constituency than the MP.
If Saturday's 'welcome' is anything to go by, the leader would be wise to take heed of the saying "tek sleep mark death".
Michael Bradley
Kingston 19
dougswifftt@Hotmail.com
Tek sleep mark death, Holness
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Mindful of his less than convincing victory in last general election polls, embattled Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader Andrew Holness toured his St Andrew South Western constituency on Saturday last. With marching band in tow he strolled Tower Avenue considered his strongest area in the constituency.
To say the response to his walk was poor -- synonymous with residents of the area -- would be the understatement of the year. Aside from a few people brought in by him, and few diehards like constituency secretary, Elizabeth Lyn, it was an embarrassing moment for the party leader.
Citizens stayed behind their zinc fences demanding answers to a number of questions such as:
1. What happened to the zinc project, we are still behind zinc fences?
2. Where are the jobs and benefits from the $10-million 'JEEP'?
3. Where are the projects under the $20-million constituency development fund?
Were it not for businessman Philly Blacks, who built a plaza on Olympic Way and keeps a weekly session thus providing much-needed work and vending opportunity, things would be much worse.
In fact, Councilor Christopher Townsend has been much more visible in the constituency than the MP.
If Saturday's 'welcome' is anything to go by, the leader would be wise to take heed of the saying "tek sleep mark death".
Michael Bradley
Kingston 19
dougswifftt@Hotmail.com
Tek sleep mark death, Holness
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