Water problem

In response to the article about the water problem in Marley Hill, Manchester, I think it is deplorable that any person in Jamaica should have a water problem given the amount of sources we have in Jamaica.

It is a shame that the people in the district have to suffer because of political wrangling between Michael Peart and Hiceval Brown. I thought members of Parliment were elected to help the people in their districts, towns, etc. But, this seems not to be the case.

I fully understand that there is a financial meltdown worldwide, but a commodity like water should be made available to all people in Jamaica. Politicians need to get it together and start thinking about the people of Jamaica and the economy itself.

- Diane R. Clemendor

dclemendor@verizon.net

Trade fight

It is about time Jamaica takes a tough stance on its neighbours' trade and other practices. For far too long they have treated our nationals like second-class citizen in the region, especially countries like Barbados and Antigua.

I know we have our problems with crime, and violence, but that should not be justification to treat most of our good law-abiding citizens of the country in what I would describe as intolerance of our people which in my view could be seen as stereotyping.

We, as a nation, need to trade more with our neighbours and move freely as in the case in Europe or other regional continents. I hope equally too that we will treat other nationals of the region fairly as would like them to treat us.

- Gregory

ninja4g@hotmail.co.uk

Jamaica and Caricom

I am a Jamaican national and a proud one. I believe, however, that we as a people have been let down badly by some of our own and by our politicians on both parties.

Look at the recent spat we have had with Trinidad regarding so-called protectionist policies being used by that country to block the importation of Jamaica goods. Trinidad by all accounts seems to have used existing entry requirement for meat products which previously existed to say to Jamaica, we are not allowing our people to eat your meat unless you can demonstrate that it meets (no pun intended) our phytosanitary standard.

What is wrong with that? Call it trade barrier if you will, but as far as I am concerned Trinidad has a right to protect its national against any goods from any country in the world if they fails their standards.

What standards do we have in place to protect Jamaicans from substandard goods from any country in the world including Caricom?

- WINSTON WILLIAMS

patex_us2000@yahoo.com