Letter of the Day: Mi Going to di Bank Six Times Now and Dem Still Cyaan Tell Mi If Mi Have a Account

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

To the Editor —

Mi name not important. Mi just a old woman from Spanish Town who work hard, save mi likkle money, and now ah seventy-three years old and trying fi find out if mi have a bank account.

Mi been going to di bank six times since February. Six times. Six different lines, six different forms, six different young people behind di counter wid dem matching shirt and dem patient smile, telling mi to come back wid one more piece of paper.

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Letter of the Day: Mi Going to di Bank Six Times Now and Dem Still Cyaan Tell Mi If Mi Have a Account