Smoking ban
The Smokefree Action Coalition of Spanish Town wishes to celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, by asking each smoker to think about not lighting up a cigarette on that day and coming to visit our offices at 2 Hanover Street to sign up with our 'Out It Out Campaign' - which aims to reduce cigarette smoking in Spanish Town in public spaces.
We have written to the mayor and the parish council to further our campaign by banning cigarette smoking in Spanish Town.
- Rosemarie Greene
spntwncitizensagv@cwjamaica.com 2 Hanover Street, Spanish Town
Via Go-Jamaica.
MOU query
It would seem as if we have got to the stage in our country where the minority speaks for the majority. I refer to the recent signing of MOU3 between the Government and the JCTU. How many trade unions form the JCTU? Of these unions, what percentage of the public service is represented?
It would seem to me that if the JTA, NWU, NAJ and the Police Federation are not signatories to MOU3, then there may be other public sector bodies that were not given any representation.
What percentage of the work force in the public sector do these other unions, federations or staff associations represent? How, then, can the Government say that an agreement was reached? If less than a majority of the members agree, can they speak for the other groups?
- Garnett Sutton sutto24@hotmail.com, Spanish Town
Welcome
I have just read the letter from a lady in Portland concerning tourists from China. She has a wholly pessimistic view on the matter, perhaps because of her lack of knowledge of the diverse aspects and conditions that exist there.
I am here in Sweden and I note from time to time when I travel on our trains here, how you would find groups of Chinese people together.
I am now happy that we now have access to the niche of persons in that society which has circa 1.3 billion citizens. I think that was one good move by the present minister of tourism.
- Ed Johnson,edward.r.johnson@gmail.com
Insult to Chinese
I write to offer sympathy to Shellian Stamp who writes that "... the idea of Chinese tourists is ludicrous ..." How sad. This person it seems, has never travelled outside of Portland, certainly has not been to China and is not well read.
What an insult to the Chinese people. I guess that is why he is not the minister of tourism; he would rather preach to the choir.
- JaMerican, BluMahoe@aol.com USA, Via Go-Jamaica
Great news!
This is great news. I have friends who will not visit Jamaica because there are no casinos. This will bring more tourists in as well as provide needed jobs for the people who live in Jamaica.
- Joyce, jb4498@juno.comVia Go-Jamaica
