Dear Editor,
It is time for the Usain Bolt statue to be erected in Water Square, Falmouth. It is time for the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Urban Development Corporation, the Ministry of Sports, and Trelawny Parish Council (with backing of the Ministry of Local Government) to do the right thing and advance plans to erect Bolt’s statue in Water Square.
The idea of placing the statue on the cruise ship pier should be strongly resisted. It would be an insult to Bolt’s legacy, the people of Trelawny, and all Jamaicans for his statue to be in a place that is largely inaccessible to the Jamaican populace.
One of the major criticisms of Falmouth as a resort town is its lack of attractions. No single greater step could be taken to rectify that issue than to place Bolt’s statue in Water Square, where it could be visited by tourists as well as locals. Placing Bolt’s statue behind the security perimeter of the port would be incongruous with Bolt’s life as a man of the people and would do him a great disservice.
I am convinced that cruise ship owners understand the public relations benefits of being a willing team player in facilitating the erecting of a Bolt Statue in Water Square, rather than on its pier. If they don’t, I am sure that his sponsors do.
Don Hall
wordlover29203@yahoo.com
It is time for the Usain Bolt statue to be erected in Water Square, Falmouth. It is time for the Tourism Enhancement Fund, Urban Development Corporation, the Ministry of Sports, and Trelawny Parish Council (with backing of the Ministry of Local Government) to do the right thing and advance plans to erect Bolt’s statue in Water Square.
The idea of placing the statue on the cruise ship pier should be strongly resisted. It would be an insult to Bolt’s legacy, the people of Trelawny, and all Jamaicans for his statue to be in a place that is largely inaccessible to the Jamaican populace.
One of the major criticisms of Falmouth as a resort town is its lack of attractions. No single greater step could be taken to rectify that issue than to place Bolt’s statue in Water Square, where it could be visited by tourists as well as locals. Placing Bolt’s statue behind the security perimeter of the port would be incongruous with Bolt’s life as a man of the people and would do him a great disservice.
I am convinced that cruise ship owners understand the public relations benefits of being a willing team player in facilitating the erecting of a Bolt Statue in Water Square, rather than on its pier. If they don’t, I am sure that his sponsors do.
Don Hall
wordlover29203@yahoo.com