Letters

In recent news reports we learned that a man who had been wanted for murder over the last 10 years was finally arrested. This does not speak well for the investigative skills of our security forces.

During the 10 years when he was at large he could have committed other crimes. Certainly, if proactive procedures were followed such as placing the picture of the person in post offices and police stations islandwide, there would be the probability that someone would inform the authorities about his whereabouts.

The general public is certainly at grave risk when our police are not able to apprehend alleged killers as quickly as possible.

- Barbara Cover

bcover@cwjamaica.com

Don't dismiss PMOs

I was watching Roger Clarke's presentation to the Sectoral Debate on Tuesday in Gordon House, where he claimed Production and Marketing Organisations (PMOs) were little "nests". As a member of a PMO, I find Clarke's comment insulting. He should take the time to see what these groups are doing and stop promoting the moribund Jamaica Agricultural Society.

The PMO, as designed, is a useful vehicle for transferring information, technology and marketing skills to a cluster of farmers.

- Lloyd Benjamin

lbenjaminj@hotmail.com

Billing woes

A.W. Sangster's letter of the day on July 16 says everything is wrong with the JPS and its billing practices. Well, maybe he did not mention that the new digital meters seem to have increased the light bill of everyone who has had one installed.

Further, a man of Sangster's intellectual acumen should recognise that JPS may not be interested in preventing the disconnection of light to upstanding payment-oriented customers. When these customers' electricity is disconnected, for whatever simplistic reason, misunderstanding or error, they will rush to have it reconnected (i.e., pay up everything on the bill and, most important, pay an exorbitant reconnection fee).

- A.I. Morris

St Andrew