Dear Editor,
Public restrooms should not attract a fee. It is becoming the norm for patrons to be required to pay a fee to use public restrooms in various parts of the country - from government health clinics to shopping malls.
I was appalled when I saw a sign in Sagicor Spanish Town Shopping Centre's bathroom on the edge of the food court requiring a $50 fee for use, while nearby at the St Jago Shopping Centre a lower fee is charged for the same service.
There are several eateries located in the various shopping centres.
They should at least provide a token for customers to use the restroom. This is a public health scare! What are we asking people to do, considering how many men already relieve themselves in public spaces?
Does the ministry of health not value our need to be 'clean of germs' and 'free of waste'? Are we waiting on a cholera or other infectious disease outbreak to act? It may be too late then.
Sherrene Bogle
Email: sabogle@uga.edu
Paying for the need to relieve yourself
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Public restrooms should not attract a fee. It is becoming the norm for patrons to be required to pay a fee to use public restrooms in various parts of the country - from government health clinics to shopping malls.
I was appalled when I saw a sign in Sagicor Spanish Town Shopping Centre's bathroom on the edge of the food court requiring a $50 fee for use, while nearby at the St Jago Shopping Centre a lower fee is charged for the same service.
There are several eateries located in the various shopping centres.
They should at least provide a token for customers to use the restroom. This is a public health scare! What are we asking people to do, considering how many men already relieve themselves in public spaces?
Does the ministry of health not value our need to be 'clean of germs' and 'free of waste'? Are we waiting on a cholera or other infectious disease outbreak to act? It may be too late then.
Sherrene Bogle
Email: sabogle@uga.edu
Paying for the need to relieve yourself
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