08-28-2013, 12:12 PM
The stance in the Gleaner actually surprised me. Thought they would be a bit more thorough, but my summary of the article is "yes there are many concerns, but - whatever, jobs are more important - case closed!"
Editorial in Gleaner
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130828/cleisure/cleisure1.html
But we believe that there is a larger conversation to be engaged, including whether this is the best site for the project and how dangers it poses to flora and fauna can be mitigated, and whether adjustments should be made to the configuration of the PBPA. But more urgent is the matter of investment and jobs - which makes the Goat Islands project a no-brainer