I am a Jamaican working in the Cayman Islands and it is so frustrating to see when the police send out a news bulletin about wanted men.

Often, you can never see a picture of these men. How can the police expect us to give them information, when we have no idea what the fugitive looks like?

The prime minister's proposal that every adult should have a national identification card should be supported. These cards should have biometric input on them and should, by law, be on your person at all times. I think this would boost crime fighting, as the authorities would now have access to the face of the fugitive.

- Carl Mitchell

tishion2@yahoo.com

East End

Grand Cayman

The development of Port Royal, as well as numerous historical sites around the island, is long overdue. There are few places in the western hemisphere with a heritage as rich as ours. Think of the edge it would give to Jamaican tourism if Port Royal, the Ward Theatre and the historical downtown Kingston, as well as all the other places like that across the island could be restored or developed.

I understand that we are a poor country, and with this global crisis that we are facing, it would be difficult for government to fund such projects. An alternative to government undertaking all these projects is giving incentives like tax breaks and grants to individuals and companies that are willing to take on such projects.

- Kenneth Gilzine

lionofjdh71@yahoo.com

Maylene, Alabama

As the author of Port Royal, Lover's Leap and other novels promoting Jamaica's cultural tourism, I say it's time that this unique part of our history be given the prominence it deserves for the world to see.

The truth is, Port Royal should have already been recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, which usually attracts tourists from all walks of life. But, UNESCO won't make such a move until some amount of restoration is done in Port Royal, especially to the old buildings.

If Port Royal was situated in North America or Europe, I bet it would be attracting at least a million visitors a year.

I'm wondering if we, as a nation, are aware of the true value of the history that lies in what was regarded by folks in the 17th century as the 'richest and wickedest city on earth'.

Mr Prime Minister, it's over to you!

- Horane Smith fairtalk@gmail.com

Ontario, Canada