Music too loud, I can’t study
THE EDITOR: I just can’t take it anymore. I just can’t take on the noise forced on me by a Restaurant and Bar located on Penal Junction in Penal. The noise is unbearable and I cannot concentrate on my studies. I am writing the CXC exams in May/June this year and I must pass all my subjects. I am attending a reputable girls’ school and I want to make good grades to get into the A’Level class. I work hard and every report so far indicates that I am an above-average student. I want to make my mother proud. She is a hard-working woman, especially since my father passed away two years ago. We have been struggling to make ends meet without complaint. But I must complain now because the restaurant and bar is intent on frustrating my ambitions and the sacrifices my mother is making. I appreciate the help of the Government in providing opportunities for education but this is going to be futile unless it is possible to take full advantage of them. Can you imagine having to struggle with a Math problem with thunderous noise bombarding your eardrums and everything in the house jumping up and down as if the place is haunted? Can you imagine speaking to a classmate about homework and you can’t hear each other? Can you imagine stuffing cotton in your ears in order to get some sleep? Can you imagine trying to explain to your teacher that you didn’t do your homework or that you sleep in class because of the noise coming from this restaurant and bar? The noise coming from this place is a serious obstacle that I am unable to overcome and I am seeking help in dealing with it. Can you imagine my mother and her 16-year-old daughter going to this place in the midst of riotous drinking to ask them to turn down the music because I want to study or just get some sleep? I understand that residents have been calling the Penal police but the response has been ineffective. At the moment of writing this letter (Sunday 19, at 9.30am) they are blasting away after going late into last night. Under the guise of Carnival they will continue their merciless onslaught. From Carnival Friday night right up until Ash Wednesday morning they will continue non-stop. There will be total madness. Oh God, think of the torment we have to endure! Oh God, think of the amount of time I’m losing and exams are drawing closer! Oh God, think of the other residents who need a little peace and quiet! Oh God, let my pleas be heard by those who will do something! M SUTTON Penal
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