Night Noise Again!
While we put emphasis on the national economy, we need to pay far more attention to other things in Jamaica. Many of these things will not cost much to fix. For example, changes are required to ensure that our managers in the public and private sectors do what they are paid to do—they must manage creatively.
The level of night noise across the country, for example, is at an unbearable level in some areas. Many citizens are of the opinion that police officers are paid to turn a blind eye to this problem. One elderly lady told me that she called the police about a loud noise in her area, and no action was taken. She called a second time only to hear a policeman saying in the background, "A wa ol' woman a call? mek di woman go a har bed."
The following are some of the challenges of loud noise:
Loud noise (typically above 85 dB) causes permanent, irreversible damage to the hair cells in the inner ear, leading to Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) and tinnitus.
It also acts as a chronic stressor, triggering cardiovascular issues like high blood pressure, reduced sleep quality, and mental health struggles.
(Information from Google.)
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Citizens complain about noise.
Lack of Respect For The Elderly
An elderly person went to the NIS office on Ripon Road in Kingston and sent me this report.
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Bandoolism Continues
If you get the message shown below, do not click on it. You could end up getting a virus, having data stolen from your device, or having data on your device wiped out.
Forms Online - Dis Is A Joke!
In some countries, when they say a form is online, it means that you can go to the website, enter all your information, and that goes into the organization's system. If you go to the bank, for example, to set up a bank account, someone takes the information from you and enters it into the system. They then print the form with the information, and you are asked to sign it.
In Jamaica, when they tell you the form is online, it means the digital copy of the form is online, and you will then have to print the form and enter your data on it. You then take this form to the organization and someone enters your data into the system. With this system, you are using the computer to do some of the work, but the system is not computerized.
Why Do We Do It?
If someone is giving an address to an audience, we should not interrupt the person in the middle of the address in order to make a correction. Slip a bit of paper under the speaker's podium to alert the speaker. I have seen a manager do this to a minister of government.
Why do we start meetings late and keep them for a long time? I was told once that a meeting is a place where hours are lost and minutes taken. This is one example of time wasting in Jamaica.
Reducing Labour Costs
If we have more people working from home, can you imagine how much would be saved from transportation costs and the cost of lunch? Some jobs should be evaluated based on tasks completed rather than hours spent warming the seat at the workplace.
I have not heard much about the flexi-hours. How is it working in Jamaica?
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Songs of Solomon 2:15 says that it's the little foxes that ruin the vineyard. In Jamaica we don't connect the dots to our peril. We don't see how "small" infractions lead to bigger issues, which in turn hold us back as a country. Ongoing night noise may seem trivial but it causes lack of sleep which impacts productivity and persons physical and mental well-being. Allowing persons to continue with their loud entertainment at the detriment of others, is encouraging lawlessness and lack of consideration for others. Such attitude is never usually contained to a specific scenario but it spills over into other areas of societal life because the behaviour is reinforced by our inaction and lack of consequences.
ReplyDeleteWe have a general management / governance problem at many levels - government, parish councils, security etc. It's appalling how poorly we manage the country and towns. Added to that is the rampant corruption. We need divine intervention.
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