THIS DAY IN OUR PAST

The following events took place on November 20 in the years identified:

1990:from Scores of residents

Bath, Eastern St Thomas, block the Port Morant main road in protest over what they say is the Government’s tardiness in repairing the police station in their area.

Hurricane Gilbert battered and destroyed the Bath Police Station, forcing the relocation of the police, first to a health clinic in the area and then to work out of the Golden Grove Police Station about five miles away. The residents say the area is crime-prone and although there have been periodical police patrols, only the presence-of the police operating from a station in the area can prevent criminal activity. The protesters say they also want the Bath Court House to reopen, as residents have to be travelling to Morant Bay to attend court, and this has proven very costly for them. 1998:Jamaica President of the

Bankers Association (JBA) and country corporate officer for CitiBank Corp, Peter Moses, renew calls for members of the public and private sectors to put away differences and create a consensus for the good of the nation. Mr Moses is giving the keynote address at a ceremony to officially open the extension of the building housing the Department of Management Studies at the UWI Mona campus. He says that no longer should those who disagree be regarded as enemies. “We need to rid the public sector of the idea that if you don’t agree, you are one of the enemies,” he says. He points out that his signing of the press release calling on the Government to have dialogue with the private sector, has caused him to be seen in some quarters as “one of the enemies”.