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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Dennis Morrison: man, mouse or moron?</SPAN>
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>Dear Editor,<P class=StoryText align=justify>I write in respect of your front page Sunday Observer article about Dennis Morrison which I think is a waste of readers' time. Dennis Morrison has always shown his lack of understanding of the tourism industry, and what drives the sector's development.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Anyone with a little knowledge of tourism or even common sense, would know that the Ken Jones Aerodrome in Portland, in its current state, is at best unsatisfactory to meet the airlift needs of any world-class hotel in that parish.
The Dragon Bay resort, to which you referred, would be no exception.<P class=StoryText align=justify>As chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), he is obliged to open his eyes and see the challenges that Portland faces before he makes ignorant, foolish statements in public. Instead, he chooses the path which inept and incompetent, sore losers choose - that is to blame someone or something else!<P class=StoryText align=justify>Regardless of what motivates this man, implications like those coming out of an interview at the opening of the new customs hall at the Sangster International Airport are typical propaganda of his spineless style, or perhaps lack of style.
He stated that the closure of the Dragon Bay resort led to the shutdown of the airstrip in Portland, conveniently forgetting that the foreign owners had to close the hotel because of the poor state of the infrastructure around Port Antonio. <P class=StoryText align=justify>(bad fi true & terrible congestion in the town)<P class=StoryText align=justify>But it is good to hear of the advanced plans for an airstrip at Vernamfield which will no doubt please the area's MP, Mike Henry, and benefit the surrounding residents. A word of caution though, beware of Dennis Morrison's pronouncements! They may get lost among the multitude of promises made, which are yet to be fulfilled.<P class=StoryText align=justify>However, as a responsible chairman of two of the most significant boards in Jamaica, both of which have reached their lowest levels under his leadership, Dennis Morrison should encourage the Government to invest in Portland's tourism infrastructure.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Mr Morrison may not have the good sense or foresight to see these plans as strategic investment in the country's future growth and development. He is not accustomed to visionary thoughts, actions and plans. However, he ought to be able to see that such an act of good faith, on the part of the government, would open the doors for the rebirth of the most beautiful part of our island, which has rapidly become just another spot rife with poverty and uncleanliness as a result of government neglect. The people of Portland deserve so much better!<P class=StoryText align=justify>The significant role of the government in Portland's development cannot be overstated. Until the airlift needs of that parish are addressed, there will be further deterioration of the existing, unsatisfactory infrastructure and the consequent economic downturns which will inevitably follow.
Perhaps one day good sense will prevail and Mr Morrison will announce plans for refurbishment and expansion of the Ken Jones Aerodrome.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Mr Morrison is so accustomed to singing for his supper that he has lost sight of how to run a board of directors and a government agency. He would have no clue of what it takes to run a business, even in the tourism industry, and employ people whose livelihood depends on the success of his business.<P class=StoryText align=justify>What on earth is he going to do when h
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>Dear Editor,<P class=StoryText align=justify>I write in respect of your front page Sunday Observer article about Dennis Morrison which I think is a waste of readers' time. Dennis Morrison has always shown his lack of understanding of the tourism industry, and what drives the sector's development.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Anyone with a little knowledge of tourism or even common sense, would know that the Ken Jones Aerodrome in Portland, in its current state, is at best unsatisfactory to meet the airlift needs of any world-class hotel in that parish.
The Dragon Bay resort, to which you referred, would be no exception.<P class=StoryText align=justify>As chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), he is obliged to open his eyes and see the challenges that Portland faces before he makes ignorant, foolish statements in public. Instead, he chooses the path which inept and incompetent, sore losers choose - that is to blame someone or something else!<P class=StoryText align=justify>Regardless of what motivates this man, implications like those coming out of an interview at the opening of the new customs hall at the Sangster International Airport are typical propaganda of his spineless style, or perhaps lack of style.
He stated that the closure of the Dragon Bay resort led to the shutdown of the airstrip in Portland, conveniently forgetting that the foreign owners had to close the hotel because of the poor state of the infrastructure around Port Antonio. <P class=StoryText align=justify>(bad fi true & terrible congestion in the town)<P class=StoryText align=justify>But it is good to hear of the advanced plans for an airstrip at Vernamfield which will no doubt please the area's MP, Mike Henry, and benefit the surrounding residents. A word of caution though, beware of Dennis Morrison's pronouncements! They may get lost among the multitude of promises made, which are yet to be fulfilled.<P class=StoryText align=justify>However, as a responsible chairman of two of the most significant boards in Jamaica, both of which have reached their lowest levels under his leadership, Dennis Morrison should encourage the Government to invest in Portland's tourism infrastructure.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Mr Morrison may not have the good sense or foresight to see these plans as strategic investment in the country's future growth and development. He is not accustomed to visionary thoughts, actions and plans. However, he ought to be able to see that such an act of good faith, on the part of the government, would open the doors for the rebirth of the most beautiful part of our island, which has rapidly become just another spot rife with poverty and uncleanliness as a result of government neglect. The people of Portland deserve so much better!<P class=StoryText align=justify>The significant role of the government in Portland's development cannot be overstated. Until the airlift needs of that parish are addressed, there will be further deterioration of the existing, unsatisfactory infrastructure and the consequent economic downturns which will inevitably follow.
Perhaps one day good sense will prevail and Mr Morrison will announce plans for refurbishment and expansion of the Ken Jones Aerodrome.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Mr Morrison is so accustomed to singing for his supper that he has lost sight of how to run a board of directors and a government agency. He would have no clue of what it takes to run a business, even in the tourism industry, and employ people whose livelihood depends on the success of his business.<P class=StoryText align=justify>What on earth is he going to do when h
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