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of the nation depends upon them.
Tourism accounts for virtually all the
foreign exchange brought into the country
and acts as the largest direct and indirect
employer on the island. Hence, they put
their best foot forward as quickly as
possible.
But despite the fact that the resorts are
fully operational, many with enlarged
beaches thanks to Hurricane Gilbert which
washed tons of white sand ashore, they
bulk of the rooms remain empty.
"I've never seen it this slow," says Con-
ley, the young man whose job it is to clean
the pool at Club Americana, one of a dozen
all-inclusive resorts that dot the north
shore.
"After Gilbert come, we work very hard
to clear the debris and to make repairs,"
he says in the yet -cool, early morning sun
while systematically going about his
assigned duties. "It only a few days and
the hotel was almost the same as before. A
few trees they gone now but they not be
missed too much anyway. The beach is
wider now."
The taxis drivers at the airport vie for
position. Each arriving tourist could make
his wages for the day, and they are yet few
and far between.. Buckley has been a taxi
driver in Montego Bay for over ten years
and he agrees - he has never seen business
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so slow.
"In the high season, you are very busy.
Many rides all day," he says from under
the wide brimmed hat that keeps the heat
of the day off his balding head. "Now, is
quiet, but we need the business the same
as before. Gasoline is expensive. I still
have to pay for my space at the airport.
That hasn't changed."
As if the effects of Hurricane Gilbert
weren't enough to cripple the fragile
economy of this Third World country,
another disaster followed on its heels.
While the majority of Jamaicans live off
the fruits and vegetables of the land, with
chicken, fish and goat as the staple meats,
they are also very fond of bread.
Most of the wheat, Canadian wheat far
the most part, is processed at a central
plant here into flour. Two weeks after
Gilbert left the Caribbean, the flour plant
caught fire and burned to the ground tak-
ing with it the backbone of Jamaican diets
And in the midst of all this, Jamaicans
still feel a sincere pity for the fate of Olym-
pic runner Ben Johnson.
"It been one bad year for Jamaica,"
said the happy -faced shop keeper while
bagging my small purchase of post cards.
"But better times are ahead for us. We'
have struggled in history before."
Above all, Jamaicans are a proud peo-
ple. It will certainly take more than a hur-
ricane, a flour plant explosion and the
disgrace of a native son to knock them
down.
Maybe the worst is over and Jamaica will
once again regain the title of the jewel of
the Caribbean
It's a title the tiny island and her brave
people richly deserve.
Ashfield WMS
On Thursday evening, November 17th,
the Ashfield Presbyterian Church W.M.S.
met in the church basement with eight
members attending. The committee in
charge was Helen MacLennan, Elaine Col-
lins and Frances Nugent.
The meeting was opened by an Orthodox
Prayer and Hymn "0 Heavenly King". A
Remembrance Day poem and summary of .
the Glad Tidings was given by Mrs. Col-
lins. A review of this past year's Study
Book "A Thousand Years of Christianity in
Russia" was given by Mrs. MacLennan.
The devotionals were taken by Mrs.
Nugent. She told of the baptism in 988 of
Grand Prince Vladimir of Russia (grand-
son of Princess Olga) which brought Chris-
tianity as the state religion to Russia. A
film on Russian was shown.
Marjorie MacLean gave a history of the
life of Mrs. Booth and her family who
founded the Salvation Army. As we often
give a Christmas donation to this society it
was very fitting at this time.
Roll call was answered by "Something
we have learned from our study". As a
group we enjoyed and learned a great deal
about the history, structure and worship of
the Russian Orthodox Church. The
highlight of the year was the visitation in
September to the Greek Orthodox Church
in Toronto.
The Offering was received and
dedicated by Mrs. Collins. After the
business was conducted by the President,
Edith Simpson, the group made a poster
from magazine and newspaper clippings
telling the story of the thousand years of
Christianity in Russia. This was hung at
the back of the church.
The meeting closed with an Orthodox
prayer and grace, followed by a social
time with the committee in charge.
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