Clarendon family in dilapidated house seeks help to better living conditions
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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FEBRUARY 19, 2022: Irene Morgan, a resident of Corn Hill in Smithville, Clarendon, who is now in her late 60s, says she has nothing much to look forward to except to “live and fret”.
She lives in a dilapidated house with the flooring threatening to give way, wattle-and-daub walls seemingly on the brink of collapse, precarious roofing, and the windows battened down with zinc to protect against the elements - a recipe for disaster should the slightest force come against it.
If you can assist Irene Morgan, call Frankfield Division Councillor Clive Mundle at 876-883-8846.
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Young people please plan for the future..because a lot of Young people waste money and when they get old they end up like this
I feel this woman pain I hope someone will step up and help her 🙏 😔
Fi real Elaine....It is really heart-rending just looking and listening to their plight.
How will you do that I don’t see any contact info bank info??
Her pickney dem ah foreign fi mek sure she ah get likkle money week time man. Come on man can’t have your mother a live suh.
Father God somebody can a live so no sa help help 🙏
Oh my, tears came to my eyes when she started crying, I can’t imagine my grandma in a position like this. My heart goes out to her.
Fada God Send destiny helpers for this lady
It is ashamed to see how the elderly of Jamaica is living the government of Jamaica need to step up and take care of the elderly
The Government need to do some great assistance. These Elderly should not be suffering like that.. it breaks my heart..
I pray food for the poor watching and help her i feel her pain i hope she get help
There is NO Way anyone in Jamaica 🇯🇲 should live in this condition, money & grants to JA is there. It doesn’t take a Million $ to fix up such homes, This is ridiculous to be begging for, the local MP has power to do better
This is how the government want the people to live. Wake up Jamaicans
Sad to say, they have no interest in the people of Jamaica.
This is why they have people calls DONZ because they built up there locally community, now politicians only show up at election time, it’s a disgrace to show such living conditions for elderly citizens
@@DONDADDA876 People need to be more wiser and stop running behind these nonesense politicians. Yes, only elections time they roll around with big empty promises. When elected for office, they forgot all the fake promises they made to the people. These heads of Government are the devil
The MP only gets $20 million per year for his/her Constituency Development Fund. The needs are great - water roads scholarships the indigent etc etc
Prayers and thoughts 🙏🏽 are with Ms Morgan✝️❤👏🏽
Everytime I see stories like this and offer to help, but no response. How can I help this lady??
This's so sad 😔😔 heavenly father please let she get the help she needs in jesus name Amen 🙏🙏
Gleaner...you are really the people's paper. A year's you in business a Jamaica 🇯🇲...so you know the nook and crannies of the society with regards to daily life and living conditions....Gleaner I really love these highlights of the deplorable conditions in which some of our less fortunate are living in....Help is on its way....Well done Gleaner 👏 ✔
I'm older than her, alone n have less land n I can plant little things, she has strong kids.
My heart is💔💔💔💔 for my sister so sorry I cant help .Lord send help in double and triple portions I beg of you. Big up Gleaner.
DON'T CRY MAMA💘👵💘😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💞GOD🎶 IS 🎶STANDING🎶 BY🎶😭😭😭😭😭😭💘🍵🍵💘🙏🏻
Boi, this one is urgent!! Help this elder asap.
im pleading to all the jacket and tie criminals in Jamaica, to help the family, too much money is going to choke u. help your fellow Jamaicans
I feel your pain 😔😔
The government needs to build some low costs housing for the poor people of Jamaica 🇯🇲
Them don't care about poor people .
@@marvajohnson1955 i agreed with you because there are too many elderly people are and the street of Jamaica 🇯🇲 i see that for myself
God have mercy on her God provide help this lady
7 people?? And the farm is there??? Oh they all must be crippled...👀 OMG so sorry the whole family is crippled.. People Plan for your future.. tomorrow is not promised to anybody...but you still have to Think about your future and when you get old.
I was thinking the same thing, the whole family disabled. I can understand her and her partner sick/ elderly, but what happened to the other young people there 🤔🤷🏾♀️. The younger one who cant get work, farm the land they can eat. Everyone sit down a wait for hand out. If it was just she and her partner with at least one other person helping - no problem but 4 More able bodied persons not contributing 🤦🏿♀️. I refuse to help the young live off the old.
@@dwright-thompson182 exactly them young people yah prefer to thieve, kill, or beg b4 them go farm
Who is the Member of Parliament of this constituency
pray she will get help.
Oh my this elderly lady might lose her legs its looking really bad. I feel sorry for her . She needs treatment and care , matters will get worse given the degraded lifestyle at current. Im truly saddened. Some contact details would be good.
needs medical treatment
Check in the description sbove
Lord have mercy!
Sad god will provide 🙏
2019 - TODATE, WHAT DOES HE MEAN TRY??? TOTAL DISGRACE
It would be nice for some folks to help her build even two rooms, she said her children cotch (living with other people ) then they could all live in the same house, might have to bundle up, but at least whatever they have as food can stretch n no one would be left hungry. I know how hungry felt, when ppl who have it say I'm hungry, please that is not hungry, you feel like you'd eat something, but most ppl HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HUNGRY FEELS LIKE. OH MY GOD, THEY ASK FOR PAPERS??? WHERE THE HELL SHE MUST GET PAPERS FROM??? LAND MUST HAVE HANDED DOWN TO HER, WITHOUT PAPERS. THEN U HEARD THE POLITICIANS SAYING " WE ALLOCATE FUNDS TO BUILD HOUSES FOR THE VERY POOR, WHERE THE F....ARE THESE HOUSES??? MAN GET THE F....UP N OUTA UNU PRESTIGE VEHICLES N HOUSES N TOUR THE RURAL AREAS, THAT'S CALLED CARING FOR THE POOR. WHEN YOU SEE THESE SITUATIONS, YOU'LL KNOW FOR SURE WHAT N HOW TO GO ABOUT IT. JESUS CHRIST MAN. EVERYDAY MY HEART CRIES NOT ABLE TO HELP, I WISH THEY WERE LIVING CLOSE BY, EVEN TO OFFER SOME OF MY DINNER N WHATEVER ELSE I COULD. MY GOD, NY GOD, NO SAH, JESUS 🙏🙏😭😭😭
Please help..you talk about 2 room and she don't have one
True
Reminds me of my former years growing up in Floyd’s lodge, westmoreland.
God know star she needs help 🙏
Looking at this and there are so much more like her make me say this AGAIN there are some persons in Jamaica now doing good deed program for their own self gratification they get money to build house for the poor in need and the spend the money on one person when two person could get help from that same money they build mansions and give them expensive furniture.they would often say i am not giving you anything i wouldn't want for myself but it's not their money spending SMH.example buy a bed from the man on the street for a $30000 instead of going to the store and pay $50000.put a build in closet instead of buying one etc.try to save on cost so someone else in need can get help but its all a hipe and a show.they need to do differently.
Where are the MPs for these areas?The government of Jamaica? Too many stories of folks suffering...I feel so sorry for rural Jamaica.. These wonderful people are left behind while the politicians get rich and richer...and the diaspora and private sector foots the cost of the politicians' ineptitude and greed!
The mps a nyam the money and live them life..only when them need ppl to vote for them ..them pretend to care..after them win..them nah look back
So what happen to the othet 6 able bodied prsns that live inna this house unno cah patch patch and hlp uno situatuon?
Cleaner, how can people help? R u posting this for the sake of posting r u posting for help where is the information for help. Where is the MP? Is the MP the same person as Thampson Town
Yes
It’s not the government’s responsibility to build a house for her….We the citizens have to do that. Government can give her food stamp and medical care, but they can’t build houses for everybody. I am going home soon, I would like to help her.
what area do u live?
Trelawny
Check in the description above for contact info
Plant up the land mummy Pray to God no storm Govt should make a little house and bathroom for her sending money but not sure it will teach her
Let me ask a big question, all these sad stories being post by the gleaner, where are the member of Parliaments for these areas? Come on man fancy cars highways and corruption and none a you can take a dime to help the less furtunate so all these people will leave behind, or you guys think they would dead by now. Mmmmmm
It’s a #%$$¥ disgrace them showing such homes, Jamaica gets a high grant from USA 🇺🇸 & ENGLAND 🏴 it’s a disgrace, peoples cars cost can build 10 such homes.
Government not helping no one but themselves!
@@DONDADDA876 I hate watching these videos trust me, places in Jamaica still no light no water zinc house and no roads. So what is the purpose of the government the government should be a set of people that sarcifice all these luxury spending and take care of the needy. Come on at least try give them cheap house , pit tolet really shit man.
@@homeawayfromhomehafh70 they are helping themselves with luxury cars , vacation, mansion etc. Its a very sad case and it doesnt seems to be getting better. People need to stop vote for them. They all comes with fake promises and bull shit!!
With the covid
So sorry to hear. Apply to the government. They have a new Disability program.
Government don’t care about the people
Jamaica Government and LOCAL MPs weren't aware of this lady situation from 2019 to date? What a disgrace.
This woman is DEEPLY IN NEED and not want like. The needy can not get, and those who get always want!?! What world are we living in?
Sometimes we all need to pause from our luxury life (well-deserved life) think and help people like these.
Dem something ya crosses Tanisha's spirit.
I wish i could help her
Who is the Mp for Smithville
Very sad
God is an on time God mama. I see your number calling any moment now. Just get ready to receive your blessings.
Thousands of others out there like her
A bet the politicians dem guh fi har guh vote dem never see the condition? They should go around and see all who need proper houses in their constituency
Truth if she can't walk they would lift her up
@Jamaica Gleaner....How can I help this lady? Who can I contact?
I hope the Gleaner ids not just highlighting these stories for views and that's it.....please seek help from FOOD FOR THE POOR for these needy Jamaicans!
The gleaned just highlighted with no contact number it makes no sense
What's the use of these counsillors. Am trying to save some money for Me and my child cause baby is so expensive to care but God is helping me.🙏🏼🙇🏽♀️📖
Some of us have been down that road. Children are a blessing and deserve better. Most, never think of the expenses when we are wiggling waste and neck deep in sin.
My God
The gleaner need to help
Some of us could see a specialist if our feet is in that condition
But this poor lady can't even afford a walking stick I hope that if a venous specialist or cardiologist Watching they might render their services free of cost just so that she could get some relief of some sort
Omg lord help this lady ...i think the childrens them can do better because is not like them sick .that Mp is no good .but god is Able mam
She sound good man
Why are you waiting on food for the poor there are programs at KSAC that can help citizens you used one of your monthly pay to help the lady food for the poor is a private organization you are the Government that we elected massa wake up give up the seat because you dont serve no purpose than
Need a number for this lady
Are there any nursing homes in.Jamaica? Are there any Poor house in Jamaica?
A nuff people deh a Jamaica weh a suffer eno it sad bad
Young ppl wise up buy some blocks, cement, plywood anything u get to build a house cause when you get old u might need it especially the ones who is flassing in a dance and a waste money
SHE HAVE GRAND CHILDREN SEE THEM IN THE YARD ,, SHE DID NOT PUT SOMETHING FOR WHEN SHE GET OLD ,, TO DAY YOUNG JAMAICAN DONT WANT TO WORK THE LAND FOR FOOD , MY MUM LIVE TILL SHE WAS 91 YEARS OLD SHE CALL US KIDS TO HELP PLANT THINGS AND WATER THEM TO COOK ,, SOME TIME WE HAVE TO TRY AND HELP OUR SELF ,, AS WE ALL GET OLDER WE HAVE PAIN .. YOU CAN STILL HELP YOUR SELF...
How can i help? Could someone please let me know?
Councillor Clive Mundle phone is above but u have to be sure it's only gas money he'll be taking in case is money u sending fr them. She's not old neither her kids.
1 Timothy 2:8🤲🏿 ✡ 🕎
Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.
Omg! No Mighty God
Is a bad situation poor lady poor.is a crime
Mis ur children them need to get serious and work together to help u don't depend on government , u talk as if ur children them don't have no ambition
🙏🏼🙇🏽♀️📖
Omg! Jesusssssss
GLEANER WHERE IS THE Go find me or other means of helping this woman? Such condition, readers are not only here to read some readers can help.
Don't use Gofundme. They are criminals. Look at what they did to the donations for the truckers in Canada. Find another way to get her some help.
@@bisaiah9797 Thank you! Ok, Need to look that up.
@@Brown6031 ...I'm from St-Bess....living in Canada right now. What I stated is the truth. Easy to look it up
Councilor do something personally man this a disgrace
He must not try he need to make it happen
The question is why is Jamaica don't look about the people of Jamaica the seniors and there families it is full time now the mp them take care of the seniors in there continuance come on when you want them to vote you all find them and then after word you all leave them its a disgrace
The economic hardship, recession, unemployment and the loss of job caused by covid pandemic is enough to push people into financial ventures. I'm taking a trip into investing because I lost so much during this pandemic. Multi creation of wealth is the best strategy to ensure financial sustainability..
I’m with you, I have my hands on a couple things. Jamaica is my home, I want to help but I won’t do it whilst the GOVT sits on there Ars3 doing nothing
Wow, Is amazing to see people who have also invested with Mr Ben. I thought am the only one he has helped through this rough market.
Iam ashame of you for choosing this to talk about investment and financial success when some one lives in such poor condition speaks about this some where elde
@@yvonnewillis9413 they are all liars and scammers don't believe them
Covid is only 2 years why everything is blamed on covid.
😔😔 smh Sigh
This is a Disgrace..
Who the mp there...omg
I suspect that's what you guys doing because I don't see any follow up videos
Witch hazel ointment cures swollen veins
Trust me when election time come you see those thief find ways to take them to the polling stations to vote.These elderly need help
Are you serious this lady have the application at path program and nothing was done this is a shame on what ever government is in charge, no one to help the kids she have can't help her because they have put themselves it a similar situation so they need help too, oh wow this is a tight case i hope she get help soon
Vote UIC guys for change 🥺🥺👍🤝
The government have the money a nyam it and elder a ppl a suffer...food for the poor ain't giving much money..cause two thousand five cant buy food..
oh my God toilets should be comfortable place them politically ppl only need vote thank God for my dead mother out of nothing she never had a job little farming but she left a roof over our head
I knew people who don't live no were too and a applied over 10 year now all nowthe sisteam not good
Stinking holness need fe step up
More like step down
Di mp a dead man massa a worst mp com bout
Damn laborite government no good
So when pnp was in power only rich people was in Jamaica??? Kmt stop chatt shit ...a lot of people waste money when they was young and didn't plan for the future..stop blame rass government fi everything
She was living there from pnp in power over 18 years couldnt they help her?why me Holiness?come on ppl be fare,not because you are pnp split justic she habe children,every one wants this government fi built house n feed them,what about the pnp that was in power for do many years?she was dead in their times and rise in jlp tume?come on act like you all have sense
QUESTION, WHAT WERE THESE
PEOPLE DOING BEFORE UTUB.
IT APPEARS THAT ALL THOSE
PEOPLE NEED IS MONEY.
ALWAYS MONEY.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT JAMAICA CULTIVATE MONEY or THE GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PROBLEM.
NO WAY WOULD I CONTRIBUTE TO
THEIR SAGA.
STOP ASKING FOR HAND OUTS.
YOU WERE ALL YOUNG & HEALTHY
AT ONE TIME.
RIGHT
Bredda u really think that about your own people
Not everything had a good "young" life!! Some struggle until the day they die!.
@@outofmanyonepeopleoutofman8516 i dont think so!! The comment was so disgusting. He/she probably on a high horse and think a so life set for everyone.
This is a wicked and mean reply - how do you know there past, you best watch out Karma is a b1tch
Ur a Complete wicked witch
Can someone plz post a number for this lady
Hello.good morning.
could you send me this lady tele nr.
I Would like this message to be priveite.
A bet the politicians dem guh fi har guh vote dem never see the condition? They should go around and see all who need proper houses in their constituency