The image of Jamaica
Nishi Narayanan
25-Feb-2013
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The editors of the Jamaica Observer hope that the massive publicity generated by the murder of Bob Woolmer has not hurt the image of the nation.
We hope that now that strangulation has been confirmed, our authorities will move with all dispatch to find out and disclose who is the culprit or culprits, if they have not yet done so.
Nobody needs us to spell out how important it is to the image of Jamaica that the real culprits be found as soon as possible, to prevent us from being blamed unnecessarily for something we did not do.
Meanwhile the tourism boom expected across the Caribbean islands hosting the World Cup is yet to kick off and the locals are getting worried. The Voice, a Jamaican website based in UK, reports that the turn-out has been poor following the opening game between West Indies and Pakistan.
Prior to the start of the tournament, St Lucian’s had expected the vast majority of supporters to come from England but the consensus is that having spent a small fortune on the recent Ashes tour of Australia not as many fans would be able to afford the journey to the Caribbean.
The situation has left many feeling frantic about what the immediate future holds. With St Lucia scheduled to host a semi-final match on April 25, many will have considered themselves to have missed out if there is no change before then.
Nishi Narayanan is a staff writer at ESPNcricinfo