Whether you voted or not, your member of parliament is there to serve you.

Once you live in the constituency, the MP is your political representative and you have the right to

make certain demands of him/her.

Although, quite arguably, some people expect too much from their MPs, in the Jamaican context their roles are unclear, particularly since they have no known job descriptions. Over the next few months, the Sunday Observer will be visiting all 60 constituencies and asking Jamaicans to rate their MPs in our “We are Jamaicans” series.

Mr Shaw,

Following lengthy discussions with residents in your constituency, Manchester North East, these four concerns below emerged as the most pressing.

1. Many farmers say they want financial assistance to set up their own greenhouse.

2. Residents throughout the constituency want to see skills training centres established, particularly for the hundreds of unemployed young people.

3. Residents in some communities say they need to have piped water in their homes.

4. Farmers want steady markets for their produce and want for you to have the ban enforced on the importation of produce that they can grow.

Yours sincerely,

Ingrid Brown (Sunday Observer senior staff reporter)

Rate your MP

10/10

LUCY PALMER, VENDOR, CHRISTIANA

I give him that because I love him and he is very good because him do nuff tings fi we.

9/10

FREDA FRASER, FARMER, YONDER POND

He is doing a lot for the youths in the community and he is a man that you can talk to.

9/10

PATRICIA ASHLEY, FARMER, YONDER POND

Before they gave free education I personally got benefit from him as he helps with school fees.

8/10

ALVIN MURRAY, GENERAL MANAGER, CHRISTIANA

He shows an interest in agriculture which never used to happen before.

8.5/10

JENNIFER HARVEY, FARMER, DEVON

He has done a lot because he has helped to take the stress of parents to send their children back to school.

9/10

DELETA POWELL, FARMER, YONDER POND

I think he is doing his best to help the poorer class people in the constituency.