Dear Editor,

It’s that time of year when folks are making resolutions with the hope of bringing changes to their lives, be they in regards to health, finances, or love.

There is the expectation of a Cabinet reshuffle, indeed Prime Minister Andrew Holness himself has hinted at this.

All eyes are on the Ministry of National Security as there is seemingly no end in sight to the taming of the crime monster. The Ministry of Education as well as others may also fall prey to the reshuffle.

However, I would like to posit that, if the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) retains the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) in the upcoming local government elections due next month, Prime Minister Andrew Holness must effect a change to the position of mayor.

Since assuming the role of mayor in 2016 Delroy Williams has been an abject failure.

Going seven years now, the city of Kingston has gone to waste (pun intended), earning Mayor Williams the unenviable title of being the worst mayor in recent memory.

The stench emanating in and around downtown Kingston demands strong stomachs of those who use that area.

Yes, there is the odd photo of the mayor handing out meals to the homeless, this while Kingston drowns in a deluge of waste.

Dare we hope for an improvement to the city for 2023, something akin to the 1980s — ironically the Jamaica Labour Party formed the Government then — when downtown was clean and worthy of being the capital city of Jamaica, land we love.

Damac@yahoo.com