Today With Vernon - May 27

Killing In The Olympic Gardens Area

I just got a report that at least two persons have been killed in the Olympic Gardens area. while typing this I got another report that five persons were shot and two died on the scene. I believe that as a nation we have not started to deal with this crime in a serious way.

Technology And Farming

Many farmers in Jamaica are now employing hi-tech to improve their productivity in farming. This morning I spoke with Winston Shaw who is the Senior Director, Technology, Training and Technical Information at RADA.

He spoke about rain water harvesting. This is something we use to do and we now build houses with no facility to harvest rain water. 

Someone call to tell me this morning that their NWC bill was JAD47,000. She lives alone. Another householder called me sometime ago and I told her that there must be a leak if her bill was that high. She told me that she had paid a plumber a significant sum to check out her plumbing infrastructure.  I asked her how many bathrooms were in the house. She said four inside and one out side. Well there was the answer, with so many bathrooms and they were all leaking!

The RGD

Some persons who apply for emergency services at the RGD should not do so because what they are applying for cannot be dealt with in a few days. If you need to do a name change for example, then that will take quite some time. You could be wasting your money applying for somethings at the RGD and paying for emergency services.

If you are making a will it is a good idea to have that will registered at the RGD.

Did you know that if you have a friend or a relative who is unable to do their business then that person can give you what is called 'powers of attorney', You could then legally act on behalf of that person. This power of attorney document is also registered at the RGD.