'Why are you doing this tous?'Portland residents speak of unbearable hardships
published: Sunday | April 1, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody PMue0="true">
Garwin Davis, Sunday Gleaner <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Writer</SPAN>
Residents and business interests in Portland say the parish mainstay - <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">tourism</SPAN> - has been dealt a cruel blow by "an uncaring government", adding that unemployment has now skyrocketed to an all-time high.
They point to the indefinite closure of the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Dragon</SPAN> Bay Hotel and the Ken Jones Aerodrome as proof that "tourism is all but dead", noting that the economy of Portland could now well be ranked among the lowest in the country.
"Only a foolish man would want to part with his hard-earned money and open up a business in Portland today," commented Nathaniel Gordon, a local <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">gas </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">station</SPAN> owner. "Everything is at a standstill; the people have no money. Who in heavens name would you be selling to?"
His sentiments seem to be echoed everywhere. Others are bemoaning what they see as hotel mogul Gordon 'Butch' Stewart being forced to keep the Dragon Bay Hotel closed due to the poor infrastructure all around the parish capital of Port Anto
published: Sunday | April 1, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody PMue0="true">
Garwin Davis, Sunday Gleaner <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Writer</SPAN>
Residents and business interests in Portland say the parish mainstay - <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">tourism</SPAN> - has been dealt a cruel blow by "an uncaring government", adding that unemployment has now skyrocketed to an all-time high.
They point to the indefinite closure of the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Dragon</SPAN> Bay Hotel and the Ken Jones Aerodrome as proof that "tourism is all but dead", noting that the economy of Portland could now well be ranked among the lowest in the country.
"Only a foolish man would want to part with his hard-earned money and open up a business in Portland today," commented Nathaniel Gordon, a local <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">gas </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">station</SPAN> owner. "Everything is at a standstill; the people have no money. Who in heavens name would you be selling to?"
His sentiments seem to be echoed everywhere. Others are bemoaning what they see as hotel mogul Gordon 'Butch' Stewart being forced to keep the Dragon Bay Hotel closed due to the poor infrastructure all around the parish capital of Port Anto
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