"ENT?"

At birth, I discovered Portland, then on an efficient, separate, mini-grid on the ancient 40hz frequency standard.

In my late teens, I embarked on a journey to Trinidad for university. There, I discovered lush L'Anse Noire and a spry fellow Jamaican Sir Solomon Ho-Choy.  I learned to read between the lines, think critically and share the Gospel, to marry, eat pow, and start a fambally. For over nine years, I immersed myself in multiculturalism, learning to cook calaloo n craab like a Caroni Indian, and appreciating Lata Mangeshkar, Calypso Rose, Soca, Parang, and Chutney.  This broadened my horizons, allowing me to appreciate beauty, curry, bul jol, shark n bake, mauby, quenk, doubles, picong, and irony in new ways. I mastered Trinidad English, confidently using phrases like "all-yuh", "jes nau"(at first, the most challenging), and "ent?" while doing so in the appropriate contexts.

By my mid-twenties, I was working in the energy sector in Mexico, appreciating the celestial Selena Quintanillia-Perez, immersing myself in the culture there as well, and learning to eat like a Mexican. I discovered the electricity of el nido de abejas en el estadio Azteca while gorging on maiz and cheese, and I learned phrases like  "ahorita vengo"(the trickiest), "Verdad" and be mildly scolded by Mexican friends saying, "Jamaiquino (nunca Jamaicano)". 

But "ent?" from Trinidad remained the keenest expression, capturing the essence of seeking agreement.

Recently, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz's statements against (blink) the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) caught my attention. Reading between the lines, his arguments suggest a need to reevaluate JPS's monopoly. Key issues include the Electricity Disaster Fund, force majeure relief, fuel cost increases, and the OUR's baffling leniency. These concerns raise questions about JPS's commitment to consumer welfare.

If JPS cannot be a responsible good corporate provider, exploring alternatives might better serve Jamaicans, ent? While Vaz doesn't explicitly call for revoking JPS's license, his points challenge the company's fitness to hold a monopoly.

As my friend Phillip, the Opposition shadow minister for energy, might agree, we must consider these implications carefully to protect Jamaican consumers' interests. Ent?