Dear Editor,
On August 19, 2015, Dorothy Pine-McLarty, chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, stated that Jamaica would require $1.2 billion and three months of preparation for an election. However on August 31, 2015 her colleague indicated that we will be ready for elections by September 30, 2015. Three months have not passed but there is much talk of an early election. Did $1.2 billion surface to meet the expense? And, if it did, we wonder from whence it came?
More seriously, however, is the question, why the urgency? Can we look forward to any change, however small, from either of the presently known players? The word on the street is that the poor are poorer and the middle class is trending downward. As for the rich, we really don't know who they are, as on a national scale their presence is not being felt. In short, the plight of the average Jamaican is getting worse and neither party has offered a solution for this dilemma.
We understand that change takes money and indications are that neither of them have enough to make any impact on life nationally. This, unfortunately, couples with the fact that the government is also broke.
Let us speak to the matter of the rush to election; could it be that there is a new player in the field that could change the game plan? We have been hearing of the rebirth of the National Democratic Movement (NDM).The story is that this party, or its remnants, has found new footing. Reportedly, NDM has repositioned itself and is aligned with a source of funding that is sufficient to restructure and revitalise the Jamaican economy.
Unbelievable, you may say. However, there is a Jamaican who has substantial wealth, who is willing to commit a super large amount to the alleviation of poverty in Jamaica and to employ growth strategies to create a new, vibrant and stable society for Jamaicans to enjoy. A ray of hope. Good living takes money, and change requires a lot of it.
Jamaica needs to take a long, hard look at this avenue. Can we afford to rule out the possibility of positive and highly desirable change for Jamaica at this time? Is this the news that is forcing the hand of the local election clock? Seriously Jamaica, let us take a look at the options that are before us. The poor can take no more.
Hopeful Jamaican
Kingston 10
Can the NDM be a game-changer in the next election?
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On August 19, 2015, Dorothy Pine-McLarty, chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, stated that Jamaica would require $1.2 billion and three months of preparation for an election. However on August 31, 2015 her colleague indicated that we will be ready for elections by September 30, 2015. Three months have not passed but there is much talk of an early election. Did $1.2 billion surface to meet the expense? And, if it did, we wonder from whence it came?
More seriously, however, is the question, why the urgency? Can we look forward to any change, however small, from either of the presently known players? The word on the street is that the poor are poorer and the middle class is trending downward. As for the rich, we really don't know who they are, as on a national scale their presence is not being felt. In short, the plight of the average Jamaican is getting worse and neither party has offered a solution for this dilemma.
We understand that change takes money and indications are that neither of them have enough to make any impact on life nationally. This, unfortunately, couples with the fact that the government is also broke.
Let us speak to the matter of the rush to election; could it be that there is a new player in the field that could change the game plan? We have been hearing of the rebirth of the National Democratic Movement (NDM).The story is that this party, or its remnants, has found new footing. Reportedly, NDM has repositioned itself and is aligned with a source of funding that is sufficient to restructure and revitalise the Jamaican economy.
Unbelievable, you may say. However, there is a Jamaican who has substantial wealth, who is willing to commit a super large amount to the alleviation of poverty in Jamaica and to employ growth strategies to create a new, vibrant and stable society for Jamaicans to enjoy. A ray of hope. Good living takes money, and change requires a lot of it.
Jamaica needs to take a long, hard look at this avenue. Can we afford to rule out the possibility of positive and highly desirable change for Jamaica at this time? Is this the news that is forcing the hand of the local election clock? Seriously Jamaica, let us take a look at the options that are before us. The poor can take no more.
Hopeful Jamaican
Kingston 10
Can the NDM be a game-changer in the next election?
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