Stand up for what is right
published: Thursday | August 3, 2006

The Editor, Sir:

The story of Jamaica and our rich culture are now becoming defunct. The death of Louise Bennett, our cultural icon, is on the lips of every Jamaican at home and abroad and quite rightly so because she reminded us of what Jamaica and its citizens were a long, long time ago. Her smile is reminiscent of days when Jamaicans would greet each other with 'good morning' or 'good evening', whether they were known to each other or not.

No morals, values

We are fast becoming a nation with little or no morals and values. The introduction of cable TV and the American way of life have taught our children that it is okay to be rude to adults and to each other. The new trend of men bleaching their faces and wearing tight jeans, albeit tastelessly, is being inculcated in the minds of the young boys who are now content with sitting on the corners and smoking marijuana. Who will our fathers of tomorrow be if the young men of today are content with acting as the women (tight jeans and all!)?

Many politicians have become thieves. The issue of accountability does not apply to them. One wonders how they would survive in Trinidad!

The denigration of Jamaica, which was once referred to as the 'Jewel of the Caribbean', must stop and it can only happen if we renewed our sense of pride, and stand up for what our heart of hearts tells us is the right!

I am, etc.,

CATHERINE COLLINS

cathyw876@yahoo.com

St. Ann's Bay

Via Go-Jamaica