Getting citizens involved and motivating them to be aware of national matters has not been easy. I started doing community work and getting people involved in community matters as an individual, and then, along with a group of people, we started the Citizens Initiative Organization. Due to family commitments and also costs, I had to abandon the movement, and it died. It started at Vernon Anderson's House in Kingston with his wife, me, and another couple were convenors.
I was invited by Liz Bennett to join Nationwide Radio to continue to work on radio. I believe that she was aware of my stint at the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC). I hosted a youth programme called Youth Rap, hosted a music show called the Big Youth Horn of Plenty Show, appeared in the radio serial The Fortunes of Flora Lee, and did commentary, which was called Derby's Corner.
Tonight I was browsing the Internet, and I was surprised to come across an article written by Kevin Obrian Chang. I did not even remember that article.
Click here to read the article before its taken down.
Oh yes, it was written a long time ago. It brought back some interesting memories. Jamaica now needs another Citizens' Initiative Organization to give the people an independent voice. It was great meeting those citizen associations from as far as Montego Bay in the West. I remember those days working with Mr. Lee, who was head of the Portmore Combined Citizens Associations. Jamaica seemed to have lost many of those public-spirited people, and our country is worse off due to that loss.
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