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Noisy neighbours a nasty nuisance
Published: Friday | January 14, 2011 0 Comments and 0 Reactions
THE EDITOR, Sir:
Regarding an article about imminent changes to the Noise Abatement Act, I am often led to wonder how Ms 'Babsy' Grange, who is a known music promoter, could be so integrally involved in preparing a paper for submission to Parliament on this matter on grounds that the present legislation is outdated.
I hope this paper will protect citizens, not just the musicians. I see a conflict of interest here, but this is Jamaica, where it appears the victim has no rights and the villain thrives as boldly as the green in our flag.
As a friend of mine who lives in the Cayman islands commented, the first thing that hits him as he enters our island is the noise. Everyone wants to disturb his neighbour by providing entertainment for them three or four blocks away.
unproductive
It is no wonder we are so unproductive, as it appears half this country wants to sleep, and the other half sleeps after they have bombarded themselves and us, productive citizens, with their noise till daybreak.
I had to sell my home to escape this type of behaviour a few years ago, and to say I would kill for a little sanity is mild. I could not spend the holidays at home, as there would be at least three sound systems competing for airtime. I became depressed, asking my friends to put me up.
I hope any proposed amendments to the legislation will not further tempt more people in this land to decide to take the law into their own hands, just to live their life without being discommoded by this barbarism.
Some of us are living here and we are not asking for very much, except to pay our taxes and get a good night's sleep to recover from the trauma of it.
I am, etc.,
JOSETT STEELE
josetts@yahoo.com
Gregory Park, Portmore St Catherine
Published: Friday | January 14, 2011 0 Comments and 0 Reactions
THE EDITOR, Sir:
Regarding an article about imminent changes to the Noise Abatement Act, I am often led to wonder how Ms 'Babsy' Grange, who is a known music promoter, could be so integrally involved in preparing a paper for submission to Parliament on this matter on grounds that the present legislation is outdated.
I hope this paper will protect citizens, not just the musicians. I see a conflict of interest here, but this is Jamaica, where it appears the victim has no rights and the villain thrives as boldly as the green in our flag.
As a friend of mine who lives in the Cayman islands commented, the first thing that hits him as he enters our island is the noise. Everyone wants to disturb his neighbour by providing entertainment for them three or four blocks away.
unproductive
It is no wonder we are so unproductive, as it appears half this country wants to sleep, and the other half sleeps after they have bombarded themselves and us, productive citizens, with their noise till daybreak.
I had to sell my home to escape this type of behaviour a few years ago, and to say I would kill for a little sanity is mild. I could not spend the holidays at home, as there would be at least three sound systems competing for airtime. I became depressed, asking my friends to put me up.
I hope any proposed amendments to the legislation will not further tempt more people in this land to decide to take the law into their own hands, just to live their life without being discommoded by this barbarism.
Some of us are living here and we are not asking for very much, except to pay our taxes and get a good night's sleep to recover from the trauma of it.
I am, etc.,
JOSETT STEELE
josetts@yahoo.com
Gregory Park, Portmore St Catherine
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