Comments on: One Door Closes, Another Opens

By: Mrthepen@yahoo.com

Mrthepen@yahoo.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:23:15 +0000

You present some interesting proposals for taking our nation forward like the Rastafarians say!!! Let us see if the politicians will listen! Do they read Abengnews.com?! They should if they do not.

I agree one hundred percent that we should eat what we grow and grow what we eat!!!

keep the faith until next time! walk good.

I am etc.

By: jaye

jaye — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:37:28 +0000

The recession is actually good for Jamaican tourism interests. Many years ago, doing research it was discovered that the ‘all inclusives’ contribute very little to Jamaica save paying water bills, light bills, and offering employment.

The vacation is booked abroad, paid for abroad, the money remains abroad, save that which is used to buy food items abroad and shipped to Jamaica.

Very little local stuff is used. Those who book into all inclusives have very little money. They do not leave the hotel.
They chow down as much as they can, and whatever they get free at the hotel is the extent of their involvement.

These are the people who, because of the recession, will not be traveling. Those with money don’t opt for these packages. These are the ones who rent cars, who visit sites, who eat out, who buy craft who spend money.

It is better to have 100 tourists spending $1000 each than 1000 tourists spending $100 each. Hence the fewer all inclusive tourists the better.

By: Oliver Hunter

Oliver Hunter — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:11:28 +0000

The term control freak refers to your” ban this ban that” expressions. It was meant no further than that. You are accepting insult when none was offered.

By: Griffins

Griffins — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:30:06 +0000

Thank you for calling me freaky. It is freaky people like me who change the world. You are too smart to change anything

By: Griffins

Griffins — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:28:02 +0000

You love to insult, but you do not know me and I do not know you. What I SAY IS MY OPINION. You come with something better, before you call me names.
IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS, SO THE GOOD BOOK SAYS . SO THANK YOU FOR MY NEW NAME.

Freaky Griffins

By: Oliver Hunter

Oliver Hunter — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:10:58 +0000

Griffins – Approaching the problem like a control freak does not help anybody.

By: Griffins

Griffins — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:55:40 +0000

Sorry to say that the very poor , apart from farmers, do vry little work, especially in the metropolis. The wemen spend time looking for a man to support them then end up with a string of children who start life with major disadvantages.
If you need a domestic worker do not ask any of those women below 30 years, minimum wage or not, they do not want that kind of a job, even whn they cannot write a grocery list. No young man in that bracket will do gardening. They sell drugs or play lotto all day. Men who begs in New Kingston takes the money and either buys drugs or buys lotto. Some ready to tell you,’ Mi is a single madda mi a beg you something fi the pickney dem’. They did not know that , that was going to be their fate if they indulge in a sexual relationship. I SAY MANDATORY TUBAL LIGATION FOR THESE FEMALE ‘RABBITS’ Population control, food importation control, less American apples, plums, pears, imported bread, etc. LESS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT UNTIL WE BREAK THE BACK OF THIS SITUATION.

By: Oliver Hunter

Oliver Hunter — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:48:52 +0000

The point about our government being oversized cannot be made too often. Unfortunately every administration so far has been happy to have this continue. Efficiency as an idea has remained exactly that, to be avoided like the plague.

A new Constitution putting power in the hands of the people and limiting government would go a far way in building a road to recovery. But this will not come from the present crop of politicians. It has to be triggered by a revolution from the people – a revolution of thought.

I however disagree that someone with a 7.3 million property cannot be poor. With mortgage, inflation and reduced spending power that person could be one job cut away from homelessness. In fact with the exception of government subsidised units, a 7mil house is a low income buy.