Another Moses?

For those of us who are of a Godly upbringing, this Obama thing is of no surprise to us as this is the act of God. Man must by now realise that we have no control over these happenings. God will redeem Israel, the prophecies must be fulfilled.

But here is my main message for my idol, Mr Obama. Righteousness exalteth a nation, in all that he doeth do all to the honour and glory of God. Maybe the Lord has sent us another Moses, but we must not forget the history of Israel and we must not make the same mistake as those before us, when our suffering became too much for us to bear he sent us Moses.

Esworth Anderson, esworth.a@talktalk.net, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire,UK, Via Go-Jamaica.

The US lesson

Is there a lesson we Jamaicans can learn from our celebration of the victory of Barack Obama as the first black president-elect of the United States (US) ? When we are having our elections here in Jamaica, there is so much violence, to the extent that people lose their lives. We also tend to be very private about who we intend to vote for.

Just a couple of days prior to the US elections, I was surprised to see people driving around with Barack's photo on their vehicles. Why can't we do the same when we are having our elections?

Of course, this is our country, so let us unite and be caring and treat each other like human beings. Let us make the difference so that others can follow us.

Michelle Stephens, mjstephens_angel@hotmail.com

Rasta greeting

We have sent the following to the Embassy of the United States of America ( USA), Hope Road, Kingston 6: Greetings to you and your staff. Please extend the ''artical' good wishes and God's blessing upon the newly elected president of the United States of America, President-elect Barack Obama, his family and the people of a great nation, USA. The Rastafarian community of Jamaica is confident that Jah (God) will guide Obama to be an instrument for world peace. May the hungry be fed, the sick nourished, the aged protected, and the infants cared for.

Peace, Love and Unity!

We are RPU, Bongo Trevor, Chairman.

Gunshots

Two weeks ago I visited my homeland Jamaica. My trip took me to the district of LluidasVale in St Catherine. I was appalled that a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force was involved in putting on a dance where multiple gunshots rang out over and over in the wee hours of the morning. How can this be allowed to happen? Is law enforcement not accountable to anyone for their behaviour? My question is, why is law enforcement not held to the same standards as the average citizen?

Andrea Bernard, Andrea.A.Bernard@Usps.Gov,Via Go-Jamaica