- JamaicaObserver.com: "ASK any six people at random in St Thomas western what they think of conditions in their constituency and half of them will tell you things are so bad, they think they have been forgotten.
'When yuh deh dis side is like yuh nuh inna di world,' says Damion Tracy.
Tracy says his community of Trinityville, the constituency as a whole, and the wider parish of St Thomas, have been neglected by successive political representatives. The result is a depressing combination of extremely poor roads, high unemployment, limited training and recreation opportunities for young people.
'Everyday mi glad mi learn a trade enuh ,'cause nutten else nuh roun' here fi people do,' the 30-year-old mechanic says. 'Nuff woman go di class [at a training centre in the community] an' get dem certificate but still cyaan get no job.'"
'When yuh deh dis side is like yuh nuh inna di world,' says Damion Tracy.
Tracy says his community of Trinityville, the constituency as a whole, and the wider parish of St Thomas, have been neglected by successive political representatives. The result is a depressing combination of extremely poor roads, high unemployment, limited training and recreation opportunities for young people.
'Everyday mi glad mi learn a trade enuh ,'cause nutten else nuh roun' here fi people do,' the 30-year-old mechanic says. 'Nuff woman go di class [at a training centre in the community] an' get dem certificate but still cyaan get no job.'"
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