The Editor, Sir:

I am a supporter of the Bruce Golding-led government. I have not always been supportive of the Jamaica Labour Party. I supported the People's National Party (PNP) up to about five years ago, at which point I could no longer deny the trail of destruction, corruption, incompetence and wanton neglect by a government that had impressed me earlier with its intellect and organisation.

Today, I hope that anyone who reads this publication will be objective enough to understand that one ought never to allow oneself to be so loyal to any politician or political movement to the point that he or she ignores all the ills and continues to defend, so much so that the politician or party feels secure because of one's uncompromising lifelong allegiance; almost like a wedding vow, "until death do us part".

Costing the country

The present PNP has allowed corruption to run wild in this country and I speak with authority because I have been a beneficiary of corrupt dealings from the tax office in particular (much now to my regret).

The consequences of these deals are here to haunt this poor nation and the present regime was spot on when it said that corruption is costing this country an arm and a leg.

Even now, corruption is so institutionalised and interwoven into society that getting rid of it may now seem to the average Jamaican as 'bad governance'. Today, even with the escalating food prices, I feel a glimmer of hope because the guard has changed.

I really don't anticipate record-fast changes, but I detect a will to start the process of getting Jamaicans to understand that we can't 'hustle' ourselves to prosperity, we will damn well have to work hard and honestly.

Bruce Golding will have the greatest challenge yet to change the thinking of the common man, but he will have my support as long as he stays on course.

I am, etc,

ALWYN MARK MORGAN

almark_6@yahoo .com

Cobbla District,

Mandeville PO, Manchester

Via Go-Jamaica