‘Do Not Give the Roaring River Water Shed to China’ online petition gains momentum
A recently created online petition aiming to prevent the Jamaican government from handing over prime land on the north coast of the island to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is gaining momentum.
It has accrued over 1200 signatures since being created.
According to the petition: “China has petitioned the Government of Jamaica for parts of the whole of the 800 acre Roaring River Water Shed area in St. Ann (adjoining Dunns River) as payment on loans which the People of Jamaica had no say in!
These lands are sitting on one of Jamaica’s most important Limestone Plateaus and provide water for the Hydro Electric plant at Laughing Waters, Steer Town and Chalky Hill and other areas of St. Ann.
China aims to build on these lands (resort or China Town) and in so doing will upset the entire water system in the Rio Bueno Water Shed Management Unit! This will undoubtedly result in serious environmental problems for St. Ann and Jamaica and seriously disrupt the ability of the Government to provide adequate water supply to thousands of Jamaican citizens!”
Roaring River is a portion of the water shed for Dunn’s River Falls and is viewed as some of the most valuable land in the Ocho Rios area. Many persons are concerned this move could endanger water supply quality and quantity to surrounding regions.
Here is a link to the petition:
Do Not Give the Roaring River Water Shed to China
How do you feel about this potential handover and will you be signing the petition? Let us know in the comments.
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Send all the responsible polititions for this project propposal to go live in China.
Yeah let’s send Portia to go live in china.
Hell to Portia. Why don’t you give yourself to them.
Hell to Portia. Why don’t you give yourself to them.
portia and her member of parliament means jamaican no good. she should never see the leadership again for life. she a big time sell out
How can anyone expect better from these ppl…she probably offer harself already but dem no want har…wake up J’cans!! Get rid a dem!!
I ronald barnes of the trelawny maroo.s support your pettion cause & will lodge a protest through th IMC,international maroon council.
them a sell sell out all a Jamaica resources…i support the petition..
The article is woefully lacking in specifics about the claims it apparently wants to be accepted as facts as well as the source and integrity of the assertion that the environment/watershed stands to be undermined. In other words, the story as presented does not meet the rigid journalistic standards of attribution relevant to the claims being made. Then there is the astounding display of idiotic gullibility mirrored in a number of the posts about the issue.
the only language pnp understand is road block…..
Which government gives away or sells their most precious natural reources these politicians are braindead
I really support this petition!
No politition or party in control of running this country has the will to do the right thing , no matter how hard they try.They are too self serving .
I do support this petition.
You have my vote for a petition
No politition or party in control of running this country has the will to do the right thing , no matter how hard they try.They are too self serving .
I do support this petition.
send them all up to roaring river an let them fend for themselves
Why di politician dem nuh sell out den self and leave we citizens alone. We have no problem in selling… Politician fi guh sell dem self
this only proves that our beautiful island is being run by imbeciles!!!! #portiafigweh!!!!
no way stop selling our island
no way stop selling our island
Our source of life, and we selling it, already sold our power source, our communication, Our beaches, our brain and now our water the most precious to our existence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymYsJQiIKZs
This scares me, will I be next?
Jamaicans need to wake up or soon u will be tenants on ur own land hold the government accountable thease are the kind of backdoor deals that land us in the predicament in the first place
It would be ridiculous to give any of our water shed areas to any entity, much less China…we are suppose to be “land of wood and water”….
Uneducated, greedy, corrupt public officials come to mind. As a public office holder you the prime minister have a duty to uphold a credible state and to look after the welfare of citizens. This land which has environmental implications of such immense value and likely to place citizens in even more harsh living conditions should not be for sale. You’re a disgrace to my people.
Uneducated, greedy, corrupt public officials come to mind. As a public office holder you the prime minister have a duty to uphold a credible state and to look after the welfare of citizens. This land which has environmental implications of such immense value and likely to place citizens in even more harsh living conditions should not be for sale. You’re a disgrace to my people.
Uneducated, greedy, corrupt public officials come to mind. As a public office holder you the prime minister have a duty to uphold a credible state and to look after the welfare of citizens. This land which has environmental implications of such immense value and likely to place citizens in even more harsh living conditions should not be for sale. You’re a disgrace to my people.
SMH
Portia, haven’t you any shame? Don’t you care for the land of your birth? Why sell it off piece by piece. What’s left for Jamaicans?
Does your cabinet have an economic adviser with an economics degree? Study China’s actions in Africa and in the past decade in Jamaica. Soon Jamaicans will have to move into the sea.
Portia, haven’t you any shame? Don’t you care for the land of your birth? Why sell it off piece by piece. What’s left for Jamaicans?
Does your cabinet have an economic adviser with an economics degree? Study China’s actions in Africa and in the past decade in Jamaica. Soon Jamaicans will have to move into the sea.
CHINESE ARE SO MEAN THEY WANT EVERYTHING FOR THEMSELVES GO BACK TO CHINA …….AND LEAVE JAMAICA FOR JAMAICANS …..SOMETIMES I WONDER IF STUPIDITY RUNS THROUGH THE VEINS OF SOME OF THESE POLITICIANS.
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#RESPECT & #TRUST = #UNITY #UnitedWeStand #UnityIsStrength
http://onemillionhouseholds.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/uws/
#UnitedWeStand! #UnityIsStrength #TouchOneTouchUsALL! #commUnity
#TRUST & #RESPECT = #UNITY #UNITEDWESTAND
#RESPECT & #TRUST = #UNITY #UnitedWeStand #UnityIsStrength
http://onemillionhouseholds.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/uws/
I will never, for as long as I live understand the human mind. We do not want unfairness and injustice to be done to us, yet it is so easy for some of us to dish it out to others. Is it the government, or some private entity in China from whom we borrowed money that wants this area of land? And which government, with any sense would give this land to these people. Can you imagine what Nanny, Sam Sharpe,or Paul Bogle would have said or done about this? I am going to ask the United Nations how I… Read more »
The government of Jamaica should know better. I do not belive that the Jamaican government would even think of selling us out to the Chinese a would they do that to us, just look at what they are doing in some part of Africa.
I support this petition!
I support the petition…..War…War….rumours of…War………\//
It is greed why the Jamaica government want to sell all the Jamaican property and left Jamaica with nothing when are we going to stand on our own feet if they continue to sell every thing that we have to save our country. We need to stand up and fight to keep Jamaica Gleaner or else we will be lost.
It is greed why the Jamaica government want to sell all the Jamaican property and left Jamaica with nothing when are we going to stand on our own feet if they continue to sell every thing that we have to save our country. We need to stand up and fight to keep Jamaica Gleaner or else we will be lost.