Time to divest the JLP

[Lazie]

Published: Thursday | January 14, 2010


The Editor, Sir:
I am shocked, angry and horrified upon hearing the news (this morning, January 13) that the administration will be selling our beloved Air Jamaica to Trinidad.

Aren't these the people who refused to accept our patties into their ports, but they're getting some great deals on our national assets though! Are we serious here?

The possible actions of cutting staff at Air Jamaica by Caribbean Airlines should be the actions taken by us to save the airline and not by Trinidad, because really I don't think we need a large staff to man that airline, just a small, highly experienced, technical and dedicated team is needed which they already have to choose from. A bitter pill, but we must swallow to save Air Jamaica.

No legacy

I am a young Jamaican, in my 30s and I held an opinion or belief that the older generation is supposed to leave a legacy for us, the younger generation, to build on, fight for and be proud of.

What, I ask, has the People's National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) left for people like me and those younger than me to live to see? All I can say is that is where Mutual Life used to be, and this is a ticket stub of Air Jamaica that was once owned by us.

Guilt-ridden

The move to sell is short-sighted. I feel guilt-ridden as I am an unwilling accomplice to the demise of Air Jamaica and I will never forgive myself for this. Rest assured I will not vote for this administration in the next election or ever again for that matter.

I thought I voted for change for good, not bad. Further, I will never take my money and go on Caribbean Airlines. So I beg, can we divest the JLP instead? I am not interested in playing with you anymore.

I am, etc.,

KATHY BROWN

yardie4eva@live.com

Red Hills

St Andrew

[Mosiah]

why yuh laff, lazie? di lady serious!

[Lazie]

why yuh laff, lazie? di lady serious!

Sounded like she wanna buy shares. If she is yet to understand the burden Air J was on the budget and the need to get rid of it, she shoulda ask somebody.

[Willi]

So what?

She aggo vote Rasta party?

[1of1]

yuh know many people in jamaica would buy shares to save air jamaica,
don't underestimate jamaican nationalism, although it seems to be dwindling.

[Lazie]

yuh know many people in jamaica would buy shares to save air jamaica,
don't underestimate jamaican nationalism, although it seems to be dwindling.

Other than the pilots, how many more stepped forward? And what would happen if the Jamaican group was encountering a loss, who would they expect to bail them out again? If yuh uncertain, talk to Butch.

[Jawge]

Boss dem haff other profitable tings di people can buy shares into but we the populace are kept out of it. Glad yuh see di light though. Wi ah wake up one by one. Time fi wi mek di parties know say it nah go werk no more.

[Mosiah]

mi woulda neva buy shares in air jamaica. mi look like mi have money fi dash whey?

[Jawge]

Das why mi ah steer him whey fram it. Mi wouldn't surprise if those with the economic purse strings in Ja siad "come since unnuh waan shares, see air J here" nutten nuh reaaly change since 1838

[Plush]

Lazie, do you see the picture behind what the lady is saying? Do you think Trinidad is going to make Air J be a burden to them? They are going to do with it what our incompetent administrators are coward to do..and if they will shut it down. Watch how Trinidad will restructure Air J and make it more profitable. Watch how they will layoff all those lazy people who hold up space and demand thrir jobs just because.
Did you see the article in the paper about Trinidad taking over Jamaican run companies and making them more profitable...Watch the space..Soon we will be electing a Trinidad born Prime Minister

[Lazie]

Lazie, do you see the picture behind what the lady is saying? Do you think Trinidad is going to make Air J be a burden to them? They are going to do with it what our incompetent administrators are coward to do..and if they will shut it down. Watch how Trinidad will restructure Air J and make it more profitable. Watch how they will layoff all those lazy people who hold up space and demand thrir jobs just because.
Did you see the article in the paper about Trinidad taking over Jamaican run companies and making them more profitable...Watch the space..Soon we will be electing a Trinidad born Prime Minister

As long as its off the books ... I don't care. People gonna complain but what was the alternative?

[Willi]

Nutten new though.

Why blame the 2 year old PM fi everything??? A share yes, but the bulk???

[Lazie]

Nutten new though.

Why blame the 2 year old PM fi everything??? A share yes, but the bulk???

Hey, ppl affi look fi a means fi cover dem mistakes. If I'd kept an incompetent gov't in power for 18 years I too would look for reasons to mek the new gov't seem as if they know not what they're doing.

At least Karl was honest when he said he cannot afford for this gov't to succeed.

[Islandman]

I say if a Trinidad born PM can outperform the Jcan born ones we have had for the last 50 years, bring him now!

We might haffe get some counselling and medication for Mosiah and Jamekan and the whole heap a curry might be a turnoff, but thats a small sacrifice to make!

[MdmeX]

I say if a Trinidad born PM can outperform the Jcan born ones we have had for the last 50 years, bring him now!

We might haffe get some counselling and medication for Mosiah and Jamekan and the whole heap a curry might be a turnoff, but thats a small sacrifice to make!

Mosiah like ROTI, so him will get acclimatized to the change.