Burglary hurts SwimJamaica

[Sickko]

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>The swimming education of some 230 kids was stalled for at least a day when rampaging supporters attending the Jamaica Labour Party's 63rd Annual Conference on Sunday looted the offices of SwimJamaica.<P class=StoryText align=justify>When the Observer's news team visited the Stadium pools on Monday, a big hole was visible in a section of the fence, believed to be the path the culprits took to gain access to the pool area and the SwimJamaica's administrative offices.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Computer equipment and other items were said to be stolen.
Business co-ordinator of the non-profit organisation SwimJamaica, Peter Moore, said they were forced to call off yesterday's sessions of the ongoing learn to swim programme.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We had to cancel our lessons today (yesterday) at the Stadium Pool of about 230 children, half of whom we sponsor from inner-cities like Trench Town and Denham Town so they've lost their lessons, which means it sets the programme back by a day," Moore said.
Moore, an English volunteer, added: "In terms of the office, we lost our administrative side that we've spent a long time setting up. As a non-profit company it has taken a lot of time and effort to gradually build our databases and everything in the office and now we have to start all over again," he lamented.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Moore and his wife, Catherine, have been incharge of the SwimJamaica effort, a learn-to-swim programme run by the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ), since giving up their paying jobs in England to volunteer their services in an attempt to help in the development of the sport in Jamaica.
The programme is due to resume today.<P class=StoryText align=justify>

[Mosiah]

RE: Burglary hurts SwimJamaica

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Sickko (11/22/2006)</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>"We had to cancel our lessons today (yesterday) at the Stadium Pool of about 230 children, half of whom we sponsor from inner-cities like Trench Town and Denham Town so they've lost their lessons, which means it sets the programme back by a day," Moore said.
Moore, an English volunteer, added: "In terms of the office, we lost our administrative side that we've spent a long time setting up. As a non-profit company it has taken a lot of time and effort to gradually build our databases and everything in the office and now we have to start all over again," he lamented.</DIV><P class=StoryText align=justify>Moore and his wife, Catherine, have been incharge of the SwimJamaica effort, a learn-to-swim programme run by the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ), since giving up their paying jobs in England to volunteer their services in an attempt to help in the development of the sport in Jamaica.
The programme is due to resume today.<P class=StoryText align=justify><DIV>

</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>I cannot tell you how this ****es me off. I was indirectly involved with the swimming program for the inner city kids and...Well, let's see what Bruce Golding and the JLP going to do about this. Their inner city children were also involved in this program! </DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>Maybe the govt. should refurbish and secure the ASAJ offices to the tune of say, J$31M!</DIV>

[Sickko]

RE: Burglary hurts SwimJamaica

Well on Monday the JLp had agreed to pay for the fixing and replacing of the stolen furniture...

[Mosiah]

RE: Burglary hurts SwimJamaica

<DIV>Good! But it's a damn shame it had to happen at all!</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV>Dat's why when there is any political conference in Kingston, I try and stay off the roads and out of Kingston. Our police are not capable of controlling the many cases of road law infractions and just general public mischief. Never seen the Rasta Party supporters behave in such uncouth ways! </DIV>

[TDowl]

RE: Burglary hurts SwimJamaica

I see you are trying to bait maximous Lazie, but he is swimming wide like a Baracuda, don't be fool he will soon bite him just a dilly dally:P, mi ree.