Craftsman wants to pass on skills to youth - ... laments their preference for gun over trade
Glenford Bennett has been spinning trash into treasure for more than three decades and would love to pass on his craft-making skills to the next generation, but try as he might, he cannot beat the lure of a gun, which has been more successful in grabbing the interest of the youth around him. The Trench Town-based craftsman is disappointed with what he observes as the youth abandoning their creative talents for a life of crime. Speaking with The Gleaner from his 23 Third Street shop in the Kingston community on Monday, Bennett said finding a protégé or an apprentice was no easy feat. He wo...