Dear Editor,
As we near the end of the Palisadoes "beautification" project and anticipate the beginning of the eerily similar proposed Negril beach development, we must ask ourselves if the roof is leaking, do we really need to build another house on top of it to fix the leak?
Surely there must be a more elegant and equally effective solution. Or is this the path of development (down-velopment) that we have embarked upon?
Do we sell our birthright to the first bidder who waves some cash in front of our noses?
Jamaica's claim to fame lies in the natural beauty of the land and people. We cannot improve on the sunsets or the vistas of rivers, mountains and sea. Our duty is to preserve them.
While the latest high heels may enable us to walk through knee-deep garbage, this is not the solution.
Cleanliness is next to godliness, and a nation without either is nowhere at all! Clean up the place!
Let not the remembrance of our heritage be as an eloquently delivered eulogy, reminiscing about the virtues of those we once took for granted.
Long live Jamaica, land we love!
Pierre Diaz
Director, Sea Control Oceanographic Consultants
2 Seymour Ave
Kingston 10
Preserve our natural beauty
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As we near the end of the Palisadoes "beautification" project and anticipate the beginning of the eerily similar proposed Negril beach development, we must ask ourselves if the roof is leaking, do we really need to build another house on top of it to fix the leak?
Surely there must be a more elegant and equally effective solution. Or is this the path of development (down-velopment) that we have embarked upon?
Do we sell our birthright to the first bidder who waves some cash in front of our noses?
Jamaica's claim to fame lies in the natural beauty of the land and people. We cannot improve on the sunsets or the vistas of rivers, mountains and sea. Our duty is to preserve them.
While the latest high heels may enable us to walk through knee-deep garbage, this is not the solution.
Cleanliness is next to godliness, and a nation without either is nowhere at all! Clean up the place!
Let not the remembrance of our heritage be as an eloquently delivered eulogy, reminiscing about the virtues of those we once took for granted.
Long live Jamaica, land we love!
Pierre Diaz
Director, Sea Control Oceanographic Consultants
2 Seymour Ave
Kingston 10
Preserve our natural beauty
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