Dear Editor,
I wish to respond to a letter to the editor written by Robert Dalley in the Daily Observer of July 8, 2015, titled 'Local gov't elections should not be a political football'.
As a citizen who takes the country's general and local elections seriously, I think that it is shameful that the Minister of Lcal Government Noel Arscott has tabled those three Bills in the Parliament postponing the elections.
As Dalley rightfully stated, the reasons given by the government for putting off those local elections, saying it is in the interest of local government reform, cannot stand up. And I say shame on this prime minister and her Government.
I am demanding that the prime minister stop taking us citizens for fools in this political scene and organise the funding and announce the local government elections for September 2015. In a democracy such as Jamaica's, whenever elections are due they should be held, and I am urging the prime minister to respect the political process and us citizens and hold the elections.
I am of the view as well that the local government minister has been a failure and should be sent packing from his job. Just take a look at that devastasting Riverton dump fire which cost the country dearly. The country does not have a proper policy on waste disposal and the National Solid Waste Management Authority has been underfunded and citizens continue to suffer. This is his portfolio and no solutions have come.
In closing, I am urging the prime minister to take her job seriously, in respect of local government and elections, and stop the political football playing. Let us have those elections now. The people are going to decide one way or another.
Basil S Lyn
White Sands Beach PO
Montego Bay
basil.lyn@hotmail.com
Give us the elections!
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I wish to respond to a letter to the editor written by Robert Dalley in the Daily Observer of July 8, 2015, titled 'Local gov't elections should not be a political football'.
As a citizen who takes the country's general and local elections seriously, I think that it is shameful that the Minister of Lcal Government Noel Arscott has tabled those three Bills in the Parliament postponing the elections.
As Dalley rightfully stated, the reasons given by the government for putting off those local elections, saying it is in the interest of local government reform, cannot stand up. And I say shame on this prime minister and her Government.
I am demanding that the prime minister stop taking us citizens for fools in this political scene and organise the funding and announce the local government elections for September 2015. In a democracy such as Jamaica's, whenever elections are due they should be held, and I am urging the prime minister to respect the political process and us citizens and hold the elections.
I am of the view as well that the local government minister has been a failure and should be sent packing from his job. Just take a look at that devastasting Riverton dump fire which cost the country dearly. The country does not have a proper policy on waste disposal and the National Solid Waste Management Authority has been underfunded and citizens continue to suffer. This is his portfolio and no solutions have come.
In closing, I am urging the prime minister to take her job seriously, in respect of local government and elections, and stop the political football playing. Let us have those elections now. The people are going to decide one way or another.
Basil S Lyn
White Sands Beach PO
Montego Bay
basil.lyn@hotmail.com
Give us the elections!
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