This is a practice that Jamaicans don’t need to get involve because this business can become dangerous and even deadly. The Government need to get the root of this organization and get rid of it.

This reminded of the scrap metal business only that the cash for gold can be more dangerous and deadly. At least when the scrap metal business started we used to have lots of old metal lying around which include old cars that have lying all over the country for years. But this cash for gold will not be the same as scrap metal lying in bushes or on the sidewalks.

Only a few Jamaicans who will have gold lying around their house in excess that they need to sell it. So why then would the Government have people setting up random shops buying gold from any Tom, Dick, or Harry? I have no knowledge of Jamaica cultivating gold so why these people are allowed to buy gold without any proper licenses, identification or documentation. This practice has to stop because it is going to increase violence, robberies and murders just for gold. This already has started people are being robbed of their gold chain and we all know where this is gold chain is going to end up.

We have enough problems with murders which we cannot get a grip on so why now when we have such economic crisis with so many unemployed people who are hurting for some form of income are we tempting and giving them ideas to rob or kill people only for a few dollars. Just like what happen with the scrap metals once there was no more metal on the street people started to destroy and rob in order to obtain the metal for sale disregarding their fellow Jamaicans that were being hurt in the process.

We don’t need a genius to see the potential downfall and the destruction that this business can cause. It is up to the government to do something about this business as soon as possible before it is too late.

Francis Buchanan

Filed under: Finance

Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!