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.

Dear Mr Hylton,

After lengthy discussions with the people in your constituency, the following four issues emerged as the most pressing:

1) The stench and smoke from the Riverton landfill and the ease of accessibility to it, which present public health hazards to those who live next to it and eke a living from it, as well as surrounding communities.

2) Gullies and drains that residents claim have not been cleaned for decades, residents claim.

3) Incomplete and unoccupied houses in Riverton Meadows and the school building in Seaview, which deny people the right to good housing and education.

4) Insufficient skills training and employment opportunities.

Sincerely,

Kimone Thompson

Features Editor – Sunday

Rate Your MP

0/10

CHRISTINE BAILEY, MEDIA PRACTITIONER, SEAVIEW GARDENS

I am not aware of anything that he’s doing. I don’t see him walking in the community. Whatever issues arise in the community, there’s no mediation from him or his team on our behalf.

5/10

WINSOME HARRIS, BOTTLE WASHER, RIVERTON MEADOWS

Mi nuh directly know what him do. Him coulda help some and don’t help some.

10/10

KAREN FRANCIS, SHOP OWNER, CALLALOO MEWS

Him very active. Up to the other day him come and give some youth some board and zinc to fix up dem house. Him going to help us to set up a car wash and him going to help we wid business out of the CDF (Constituency Development Fund).

2/10

MICHAEL GUY, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, COOREVILLE GARDENS

He needs to build a centre for tradesmen so we can employ the youth in the community to give them hope; not gunshot.

3/10

MIGUEL MARSTON, SECURITY GUARD, WASHINGTON GARDENS

Him cut the playfield when him ready but does nothing else.

6/10

JOHN ROGERS, REFRIGERATION TECHNICIAN, WATERHOUSE

As far as performance is concerned, I haven’t seen it up to now. I don’t know if things are on the drawing board, but I hope he will come through.