Dear Editor,

“The road to development for a country, is the development of its roads.”

This is a statement that I have heard for quite some time now and, until recently, I just assumed it referred to only large highways or the main roads in parishes.

It wasn’t until I heard of the recent rehabilitation of 22 farm roads that it has truly dawned on me that the phrase is true of all of our roads; from A-roads to the unclassified.

It is quite pleasing that successive People’s National Party (PNP) administrations have made it a mission to improve the nation’s roads.

A few people may not understand the importance of the fixing of the farm roads. If you are one of those people, hush. I am sure that the rest of you can appreciate the magnitude of this. Even better news is that the improvement of these 22 roads is only the beginning.

With these improvements farmers will be able transport their goods to market and more capital will be available for reinvestment in their farm and families, leading to more production.

This road programme is under the Rural Development Taskforce, which aims to improve the lives of the hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans who reside in the rural areas of this country.

I firmly believe that this, if no other policy of the PNP Government, will be felt by Jamaicans all over the island, as when the rural areas develop it will push the pace of development of the entire nation.

Hakkeem Harper

hakkeemharper21@outlook.com