Unsatisfactory Emergency Response At Workplace…and other things I am upset about

One of my best friends recently shared to me that she has been a victim of a chemical explosion at work. What is just disturbing and unacceptable is the way the management reacted to the explosion. The management told some of her colleagues to get back to work and it was not until people started fainting that they decided to call Emergency and evacuate the building. I am so upset about this I don’t even know where to start. These are the conditions in which people in Montego Bay have to work.

Which brings me back to my point regarding the type of things that the government allow foreign corporations to do to our people. These foreign corporations promise huge investments to our country, the government signs agreements with them, they use our valuable resources including human resources, give the people little or no benefits, they do not re-invest the profits into the local economy, the Government does not demand that they  stand by their contracts, then as soon as they make their millions, they shut down the company, leave the people out of jobs and move on. How long will Jamaicans continue to allow this to happen. Who will speak up for our people? I will write more about this soon. I am just angry right now.   

Why Education is Important

Anyone who has the slightest doubt about the importance of our little island Jamaica should pay close attention to the purpose of President's Obama's visit to Jamaica. The President of the most powerful country in the world, paid a visit to ensure that we will sign an agreement with the US Department of Energy. Jamaica is always sought after in every major economic venture involving the Caribbean. Our wish is that our leaders, in negotiating these agreements that are being signed, will come out with the best deal that will benefit Jamaicans. Unfortunately, what usually happens is that the agreements fail to help our country advance, and only place us at a disadvantage on the world stage. So what can we do? Is there any hope? Is there any light at the end of the tunnel? Well only through education, we can advance. Only by educating our citizens we will be able to gain the skills required to ensure that people will understand the decisions our leaders are making, realize the power that Jamaica has on the world stage, use our unique skills to our advantage, demand better conditions for our labor force, demand that jobs be created, demand that the majority of our citizens benefit from the opportunities that become available when these agreements are signed. Only  education will move our country forward.  

Read more articles related to this issue

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/09/us-usa-caribbean-idUSKBN0N002K20150409

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20150409/us-unveil-energy-deal-obama-meets-portia