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VOX POP: What is your new year’s wish for Jamaica?
Byran Toolsie, DJ - My wish for my country Jamaica in 2023 is for crime to be reduced.. (Photo: Philip Lemonte)
Regional, Western
December 28, 2022

VOX POP: What is your new year’s wish for Jamaica?

As Jamaicans approach the dawn of 2023 Jamaica Observer West photographer Philp Lemonte yesterday asked people across parishes in the western region:

“What is your new year’s wish for Jamaica?”

Here are some of the responses:

Byran Toolsie, DJ – My wish for my country Jamaica in 2023 is for crime to be reduced.. (Photo: Philip Lemonte)

Fitzroy Wilson, photographer – My wish for Jamaica in 2023 is to have a clean country and a steep reduction in crime. (Photo: Philip Lemonte)

Fitzroy Wilson, photographer – My wish for Jamaica in 2023 is to have a clean country and a steep reduction in crime. (Photo: Philip Lemonte)

Marc Lodge, A computer technician – My wish for the new year is for Jamaica to be more prosperous and everything running smooth during the post-pandemic. (Photo: Philip Lemonte)

Marc Lodge, A computer technician – My wish for the new year is for Jamaica to be more prosperous and everything running smooth during the post-pandemic. (Photo: Philip Lemonte)

Alan Ranks, MC – My wish for the new year is for Jamaica to become a better place to live. (Photo: Philip Lemonte)

Alan Ranks, MC – My wish for the new year is for Jamaica to become a better place to live. (Photo: Philip Lemonte)

Luletha Hemmings, unemployed – I am not working now. My wish for Jamaica is for me to get a job and earn some money so that I can better my life.(Photo: Philip Lemonte)

Luletha Hemmings, unemployed – I am not working now. My wish for Jamaica is for me to get a job and earn some money so that I can better my life.(Photo: Philip Lemonte)

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