Men In Bamboo Town Want Jobs
By Sasha L. Lightbourne:
It’s something you find in every community – men who are unemployed and looking for jobs – and certainly that was the case in Bamboo Town where several young men who are residing in the area said one of the things their member of parliament can do is to put on a job fair.
Member of Parliament for Bamboo Town, Branville McCartney acknowledged that there are a lot of men in the area in need of jobs.
"We are trying to get a men’s forum together because we do have quite a number of men who are unemployed," he said.
"They feel despondent and frustrated so we are trying to get some persons in to talk to them like social workers and psychiatrists so I have to acknowledge that one of the areas I am having difficulty in is trying to get the young men involved in certain things."
Mr. McCartney said it is difficult to reach out to all the young men but because his Constituency is so large it is often hard to do so.
One of the men we spoke to in the area agreed that more jobs should be created in the area.
"I think one of the things Mr. McCartney can do is put on a job fair," Mr. King said.
"People have this misconception that young men out there don’t want to work and that is wrong. I got laid off last year and have been looking for a job ever since but it has been hard to find a job. Everyone is saying that they are not hiring because of the economy."
He explained that it is hard not having a job especially when you have a family to support.
"You have to look at the high crime rate in the country and wonder are these people just being nuisances or do they have no other choice," Mr. King asked.
"It’s hard out there. I just hope Mr. McCartney sees the young men in his constituency and will respond by assisting them. We are not looking for any handouts but we can find ways to create jobs in this constituency, only if that’s to cut grass then that’s what it has to be but something has to be done."
When we spoke to Mr. McCartney last week he told the Bahama Journal that several job fairs had been held in the past and there are plans to host another one later this year.
"We want to continue doing those kinds of things but the people have to come out and support it," he said.
"It’s expensive to put on those initiatives and then no one shows up. We also have regular community meetings as well as association meetings where we discuss these types of things with constituents so we can find out what the needs of the community are."
August 9th, 2010
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