Dear Editor,

I couldn’t help but give a healthy dose of laughter at the Clovis cartoon in last week Thursday’s edition (December 11, 20140), depicting CEO of Digicel, Colm Delves, knocked out cold on the canvas in a boxing ring by the fitter, leaner, LIME CEO, Garry Sinclair.

As I rocked back to balance myself in near uncontrollable laughter, I pondered: How hath the mighty fallen.

But then I also pondered where has the revered spirit of the ‘Fighting Irish’ gone? Seems as if Digicel has lost that will to win, that zeal to persevere despite the odds. For, they came to Jamaica in early 2000 and won our hearts, but somewhere along the way the Irish faltered. Probably they celebrated another winning round against LIME for a little too long when a firm left hook and a solid body shot came flying in quick succession from their competitor; and now poor Digicel is suddenly the one holding on to a fleeting memory of telecoms dominance.

Where is the spirit of the ‘Fighting Irish’? That never-give-up spirit that would now be prepared to stare the odds of a CWC/Columbus merger and strategise to tackle their merged rivals.

Instead, precious time is wasted by the ‘Flying Irish’, traipsing the islands to drum up support against the merger, in part or full.

I remind Digicel that, like Ireland, we are a proud sovereign nation, readily equipped with the intellectual capacity to understand the merger and apply best practices to ensure fair play in determining approval or disapproval. It is, therefore, time for Digicel to cool it and allow the regulators to do their work.

And, while they’re taking that much-needed timeout between rounds, use the opportunity to mount a strong comeback. Because, right now, Digicel is more looking like the ‘Fleeing Irish’.

Come back in the ring, shake out those wobbly legs and fight!

Grace-Ann Sanderson

graceannsanderson@outlook.com