Westerners express mixed views on Jamaican visit of Thai boys, coach
Last week, tourism minister and Member of Parliament for St James East Central Edmund Bartlett announced that the Government will be inviting the 12 boys from a youth football team in Thailand and their coach — who were recently rescued from a flooded cave — to vacation in the island with all expenses paid.
Bartlett said he “couldn’t think of a more appropriate gesture for these brave and extraordinary young men than to have them come and enjoy our beautiful island home”.
The Jamaica Observer West yesterday took to the streets of Montego Bay and asked residents: “Do you agree with the decision by Government to invite the 12 boys from the football team and their coach to vacation in the island with all expenses paid?”
Here are some of their responses:
