I was disappoint during my last visit as I tried to find some Jamaican candy I have been to many wholesales and shops and I haven’t come across any. I wanted to get some ginger ale, Icy mint and epically some busta (stag aback) because I wanted to give some to a Trinidadian co worker who had brought a similar candy from Trinidad and shared with us. 

I was not pleased especially when I stopped at a super market at a plaza by Angels and had the feeling for grater cake. I could not believe when I didn’t come across any, but I could purchase any amount of foreign candy and chocolate my heart desire. Such a pity many of the children growing up will not know or experience eating candies made in Jamaica.

The sad thing about the way we do thing in Jamaica is that we quickly embrace things from other countries and make them accessible for all to consume or use and there is nothing wrong with that. But in the same breath we need to promote what we make and grow.

 This is the Good thing that the present Prime Minister Mr. Bruce Golding is now doing as the slogan goes “eat what you grow and grow what you eat,” but can you imagine what a country Jamaica be if we had jumped on the band wagon when Mr. Michael Manley had tried to promote that concept of farming and agriculture? Think about it.

We as a country need to access and continuing building on what the previous government had started and not tear down only to revisit the idea abundant at a later date and realized that indeed it was a good idea. We as a country has grown we are almost 50 year old we need to start acting responsible and stop the game playing and do the right things. We need to produce and set up systems to monitor and control our products. We also need to be proud of what we produce and grow and make them accessible to Jamaicans as well as touris

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