Dear Editor,
Jamaica has been able to produce world-beating athletes over the years. But in the field of politics there exists a dearth of talented and experienced leaders. We constantly have to be recycling people over and over.
If this were Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar would have fired Phillip Paulwell regardless of party loyalty. Luckily, for politicians, this is Jamaica, and there exists a shortage of talented and experienced leaders. This would explain our need to resurrect Velma Hylton and now Dr Vin Lawrence.
If we have to reach so far back in history in order to retrieve experienced talent, then it means that we are not cultivating any. When these individuals were heading all these boards and negotiating multimillion-dollar deals, who understudied them? Whom did they prepare? Where is the succession planning we often hear about?
Mrs Simpson Miller often tells us that when she is ready to demit office she will hand the baton to someone representing the next generation. But who is being groomed for such a role: Dr Peter Phillips? Lisa Hanna? Phillip Paulwell? It seems that the next generation of leaders is unprepared and inexperienced, which means that the future is more uncertain.
Dr Peter Phillips is correct in his assertion that, "anyweh yuh tun macka gwine jook yuh". We have removed Mr Paulwell and here comes Dr Lawrence. Dr Omar Davies has also resurrected Mr Latibeaudiere.
We have young, talented members of parliament, some even as junior ministers, but every time something challenging comes along we revert to those 'oldies but goodies'.
While we are at it, crime is again on an upsurge in West Kingston. Let us resurrect Reneto Adams, and maybe we can convince the United States Government to return Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.
Mark Clarke
Siloah PO, St Elizabeth
mark_clarke9@yahoo.com
We keep recycling 'oldies'
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Jamaica has been able to produce world-beating athletes over the years. But in the field of politics there exists a dearth of talented and experienced leaders. We constantly have to be recycling people over and over.
If this were Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar would have fired Phillip Paulwell regardless of party loyalty. Luckily, for politicians, this is Jamaica, and there exists a shortage of talented and experienced leaders. This would explain our need to resurrect Velma Hylton and now Dr Vin Lawrence.
If we have to reach so far back in history in order to retrieve experienced talent, then it means that we are not cultivating any. When these individuals were heading all these boards and negotiating multimillion-dollar deals, who understudied them? Whom did they prepare? Where is the succession planning we often hear about?
Mrs Simpson Miller often tells us that when she is ready to demit office she will hand the baton to someone representing the next generation. But who is being groomed for such a role: Dr Peter Phillips? Lisa Hanna? Phillip Paulwell? It seems that the next generation of leaders is unprepared and inexperienced, which means that the future is more uncertain.
Dr Peter Phillips is correct in his assertion that, "anyweh yuh tun macka gwine jook yuh". We have removed Mr Paulwell and here comes Dr Lawrence. Dr Omar Davies has also resurrected Mr Latibeaudiere.
We have young, talented members of parliament, some even as junior ministers, but every time something challenging comes along we revert to those 'oldies but goodies'.
While we are at it, crime is again on an upsurge in West Kingston. Let us resurrect Reneto Adams, and maybe we can convince the United States Government to return Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.
Mark Clarke
Siloah PO, St Elizabeth
mark_clarke9@yahoo.com
We keep recycling 'oldies'
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