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Disappointed in the West Kingston Enquiry THE EDITOR, SIR: Briefly, I would like to express my profound disappointment at the conduct of the West Kingston Enquiry. I have attended regularly as a member of the public for the past few weeks, but the events of this week have left me feeling that the whole exercise is turning out to be a royal waste of time and taxpayers' money. It started with the apologies of lawyers to Justice Isaac for comments written by Dawn Ritch in her weekly column. I read them but found nothing to be alarmed about as Dawn Ritch was writing true to form. In my estimation, Dawn's fault lie in the fact that she had not visited the enquiry herself, but she told no lies. Justice Isaac basked in the apologies offered by Ian Ramsay, Walter Scott and other members of the Jamaican Bar. He seems to like being apologised to. What I would like to know is, why haven't the people who were wounded during the events of July 7 to 10 been called upon first to give evidence? Don't the citizens of this country have a right to be heard first and foremost? As I was becoming weary of the proceedings at the enquiry, and not able to sleep as readily as some of the expert legal minds present there, I took a trip into the area surrounding the Coronation Market, to see for myself just what had happened. I'm no expert, but I can state that a visit by the Commission into the area surrounding the Coronation Market will tell them a lot more than what they are hearing. The evidence will speak for itself. Or, maybe there is a particular reason the Commission does not want to visit the area at this time. A little common sense, use of the testimony given by the police officers already examined and a good road map will be quite telling to anyone like myself. At this time, I consider myself to be one of the many uncommitted voters in this country. For those like me who have an interest in Jamaica, and really don't want to leave, I urge you to visit the site of the events of July 7 to 10 and answer the questions yourself. I am, etc.,
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