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Nov 21, 2005, 07:32 PM
Christians mobilise to block liquor business
By Ruth O’Kelly-Lynch
A young entrepreneur is running into a formidable opponent as he tries to start a small business – the church.
Jermaine Simons of 34 Pompano Road, Southampton has applied for a liquor licence for his company, JB Beverage. Mr. Simons has applied for a Restricted A License for his parents residence in Southampton
He is currently attending Seneca College in Ontario, Canada and will complete his studies this year.
Mr. Simons, 21, wants to bring a few cases of a speciality liquor that is all the rage in Canada and distribute them to various hotels on the Island.
His mother, Claire Simons, did not want to go into detail about the product because her son has worked very hard and done a lot of research to ensure he is the only one bringing the product into the Island.
His mother said his son has already gone to a number of hotels to pitch his product and there has been considerable interest.
As a young businessman, Mr. Simons sought guidance from Small Business Development Corporation and was told obtaining a liquor licence would be the first step towards starting his business.
His application appeared in The Royal Gazette and has raised the ire of some neighbours.
An email campaign was started by one of the neighbours and has been passed on to The Royal Gazette.
The neighbour’s email states that allowing Mr. Simons to obtain the liquor licence could lead to the ruin of the area.
In the e-mail, the neighbour said: “If we keep quiet then we are only adding to the proliferation of alcohol in this community. As Christians, we must stand for righteous living, and we must bring back some Godly order to our society.”
Another woman in the e-mail chain referenced Proverb 14:34 which says “Righteous exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” as a reason to lodge a complaint. The second woman stated people should do their part and lodge a complaint because “we don’t want to give the enemy a foothold as we know that he comes to steal, kill and destroy”.
The woman asked people to “pray, pray, pray” that the licence was not granted and urged people to lodge formal, written complaints.
She told people that they could lodge complaints for a number of reasons. She said complaints could cite concerns about a lack of parking, increased traffic congestion because of large trucks coming to and from the house, an increase in fire hazards, and a lack of monitoring which would allow anyone to purchase anything from the home.
Mrs. Simons was amazed that an objection was being raised because her son was attempting to start a very small business.
“He doesn’t have that type of money to be bringing in container loads of these bottles. We’re talking about a few boxes, he’ll pick them up at the docks and deliver them to his clients.”
Mrs. Simons was disappointed that no one has come to raise their concerns with her family personally.
She said there would not be trucks coming to the house or parking issues because it was a small business that was merely concerned with importing and distributing a product.
She said no one would be purchasing the liquor directly from her residence and that Jermaine would be delivering it.
“Young people need to be encouraged. My son has always been entrepreneurial. He’s just about to finish college and is trying to find a way to start a business and provide something no one else is.”
Goes to show you how aggressive the xtians are being these days. They don't even need to bring up more legitimate reasons, like why the hell should a residential home have a liquor license? No, they just have to say, "It's not gawd's way" and that explains everything. :rolleyes: :(
By Ruth O’Kelly-Lynch
A young entrepreneur is running into a formidable opponent as he tries to start a small business – the church.
Jermaine Simons of 34 Pompano Road, Southampton has applied for a liquor licence for his company, JB Beverage. Mr. Simons has applied for a Restricted A License for his parents residence in Southampton
He is currently attending Seneca College in Ontario, Canada and will complete his studies this year.
Mr. Simons, 21, wants to bring a few cases of a speciality liquor that is all the rage in Canada and distribute them to various hotels on the Island.
His mother, Claire Simons, did not want to go into detail about the product because her son has worked very hard and done a lot of research to ensure he is the only one bringing the product into the Island.
His mother said his son has already gone to a number of hotels to pitch his product and there has been considerable interest.
As a young businessman, Mr. Simons sought guidance from Small Business Development Corporation and was told obtaining a liquor licence would be the first step towards starting his business.
His application appeared in The Royal Gazette and has raised the ire of some neighbours.
An email campaign was started by one of the neighbours and has been passed on to The Royal Gazette.
The neighbour’s email states that allowing Mr. Simons to obtain the liquor licence could lead to the ruin of the area.
In the e-mail, the neighbour said: “If we keep quiet then we are only adding to the proliferation of alcohol in this community. As Christians, we must stand for righteous living, and we must bring back some Godly order to our society.”
Another woman in the e-mail chain referenced Proverb 14:34 which says “Righteous exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” as a reason to lodge a complaint. The second woman stated people should do their part and lodge a complaint because “we don’t want to give the enemy a foothold as we know that he comes to steal, kill and destroy”.
The woman asked people to “pray, pray, pray” that the licence was not granted and urged people to lodge formal, written complaints.
She told people that they could lodge complaints for a number of reasons. She said complaints could cite concerns about a lack of parking, increased traffic congestion because of large trucks coming to and from the house, an increase in fire hazards, and a lack of monitoring which would allow anyone to purchase anything from the home.
Mrs. Simons was amazed that an objection was being raised because her son was attempting to start a very small business.
“He doesn’t have that type of money to be bringing in container loads of these bottles. We’re talking about a few boxes, he’ll pick them up at the docks and deliver them to his clients.”
Mrs. Simons was disappointed that no one has come to raise their concerns with her family personally.
She said there would not be trucks coming to the house or parking issues because it was a small business that was merely concerned with importing and distributing a product.
She said no one would be purchasing the liquor directly from her residence and that Jermaine would be delivering it.
“Young people need to be encouraged. My son has always been entrepreneurial. He’s just about to finish college and is trying to find a way to start a business and provide something no one else is.”
Goes to show you how aggressive the xtians are being these days. They don't even need to bring up more legitimate reasons, like why the hell should a residential home have a liquor license? No, they just have to say, "It's not gawd's way" and that explains everything. :rolleyes: :(
