Crisis levels
Dear Editor,
We are a nation in crisis blinded by politics of denial.
We see the stark reality of the crisis but, because of our politics and the benefits we derived from same, we turn a blind eye as our dearly beloved Jamaica plunges further down the abyss of no return.
How can the people of a country across all demographies and genders not be safe in places of worship, schools, workplaces, and public spaces?
How can a country survive when its total export earnings cannot pay for its food bills and its energy bills?
If those are not enough to raise our stress level to dangerous heights then what about our corruption levels that eat away more than 10 per cent of our gross domestic product (GDP).
Our corruption levels are even more frightening as a majority of the people see this Government and its agencies and agents as very corrupt.
Recall more than 50 per cent of those same people did not bother to turn up at the polls in the last general election.
The present situation is at crisis level and one wonders if the Government of the day should be allowed to continue to hold the reins of power.
Accountability must be a factor in the ballot box, and we as a people must exercise that right and be prepared to go out and vote.
Fernandez Smith
Former JLP councillor
fgeesmith@yahoo.com