PORTMORE WEBSITE e-Notes Publication Date: December 12,2006 - 17:30 Editor: Kennedy Reid Subscribers: 316 Sign up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/portmore_newsletter/ Reply to: webmaster@portmore.org Web site: http://www.portmore.org Phone: 876-320-7343 TOPICS: 1) Last Portmore Municipal Council Meeting 2) A nightly phenomenon - Karen Henry 3) Postponed Concert - Pricilla Chambers 4) Post-Christmas social - lloyd bennett SPONSORED BY: Oasis Christian Community. http://www.occvision.org Dr. Errol Williamson "Working for St. Catherine Southern." http://www.thejlp.org/candidates/candidatepdfs/ewilliamson.pdf errol_williamson@yahoo.com Call him at 817-0592 1) ====================================== Notes from Last Portmore Municipal Council Meeting held on November 8, 2006 * Higglers and vendors on Passage Fort Road have been given notice to leave as the construction of the dual carriage way takes place. Efforts will be made to preserve trees during construction. * There is a dispute about lights on the Toll Road. The HY2000 operators want local authorities to pay for lights. * A "stop order" is out for the development in the Concreve Park area. A number of plazas there are being built extra-legally. There are concerns about proper development plans and sewage systems. Some operators are resorting to pits toilets and Mayor Lee is adamant that development must be managed and guided. * A Councillor pointed out that sections of the Port Henderson Plaza were illegally constructed and dangerous. * A number of Night Clubs are under investigation. * A number of Municipal Council sub-committee meeting are not being held due to absent Councillors and there not being a quorum. * The new sewage plant constructed by 2 West did not result in any revenues to the Council. * A letter is to go to NEPA about complaining of "Crocodile Infestation" 2) ===================================== From: "Karen Henry" To: portmore_newsletter-owner@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: Portmore E-newsletter : Noise Problem , etc Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:30:14 -0500 Dear Kennedy I fully agree with the writer abut the noise problem in Portmore which is totally out of control. As far as I'm concerned, it's now a nightly phenomenon. Please publish the attached letter. Regards Karen The Editor Sir I listened recently to the youth mock council sitting and noted with interest the concerns of our young people about their emotional and mental health which is being eroded by the constant threat of violence, especially in inner city communities. Another major problem which faces them is noise. We are bombarded daily by noise on every side. I have noticed in recent years as well that Portmore is becoming increasingly ‘ghettorized’ as people from depressed communities have come to settle there, bringing their loud, coarse behaviour with them. We are hard-pressed to find even one night per week when there is no sound system blaring and disturbing our rest. How can working adults be truly productive if they are deprived of their rest each night? How can students succeed in their studies if they have to contend with this noise, the threat of violence, and harsh economic conditions, especially in single-parent households? Recently I had the misfortune of driving behind a ‘re-re’ bus on my way home from work. The music was blaring and a schoolgirl was gyrating on the groin of her male companion, much to the delight of the other school boys. She was egged on by them and called ‘goodas’, etc. The fact that they were still fully clad did little to console me. How did we sink so low that our young people have totally lost their sense of morality and propriety? We continue to perpetuate the cycle of promiscuity with the filthy billboards and posters plastered all over the country with young women ‘exposing their culverts’ (according to Mrs. Gloudon). I don’t know why Mayor McKenzie doesn’t take those down instead of the signs on people’s businesses. Our Caribbean neighbours have had the good sense to ban passa-passa, the dutty wine and a lot of the other trash we export under the misnomer of ‘culcha’. Give me a break! Wake up Jamaica, we have sunk into the gutter and it is only our collective determination which will enable us to claw our way out of it. I am Karen Henry Portmore 38 Surrey Avenue, 815-8440. 3) ======================================== Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:39:17 -0800 (PST) From: "Pricilla Chambers" Subject: Postponement of Concert To: "Kennedy Reid" Hi Kennedy, Please be advised that the Concert entitled 'Christ Birth' that was scheduled to take place at the Greater Portmore Baptist Church on Sunday, December 10, 2006 was postponed due to concerns related to the threat of the Malaria disease. I hope to inform you of the new date as soon as that information has been forwarded to me. Regards, Pricilla Chambers 4) =================================== From: "lloyd bennett" To: kennedyreid@yahoo.com Subject: some GPJC news Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:51:12 -0500 Hi Kennedy, All the best to you and your family this Christmas and onwards.Firstly, thanks for the plug you gave to the last Joint Council monthly meeting, it helped a lot. Please note that we are having our annual Post-Christmas social on January 27th, 2007. This will be the fourth year of this gettogether for the members of the Executive of the various communities in Greater Portmore. The theme for this event will be "Supporting World Cup Cricket 2007" and, after some canvassing, it was decided that we would encourage the wearing of full white outfits to the social in support of the theme. Please note that Those who come in other colours will be just as welcomed! However, the GPJC is planning to give a prize to the person who's outfit best supports the theme. As usual, we'll be "judged by our peers" for this prize. There will be music and dancing and, as usual, each community Executive is asked to make a donation of some kind (or cash) in addition to your physical presence.The venue this year will be the KENSINGTON BASIC SCHOOL which will better facilitate those who love to dance. Things should get going at about 7:00pm. Thanks. Lloyd Bennett Public Relations Officer Greater Portmore Joint Council Portmore in the News ) ================== No plan to hike toll fee published: Sunday | December 10, 2006 http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20061210/lead/lead5.html END) ===================================== Pass this e-note on to others!