Dear Editor,
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) continues to shower criticisms left, right and centre as it relates to how the Government is running the country.
While I am well aware that opposing is a part of their mandate, as they are indeed the “Opposition” and in any well-functioning democracy this makes for a voice and views other than that of the Government. However these criticisms are based solely on cheap talk and fail to provide solutions to the failures of the Government and the “problems, problems, problems” that are allegedly present and being highlighted at the drop of a hat.
The leader of the JLP continues to rant about the issues without providing an ounce of reassurance that they will correct these issues and how they will go about doing so. Let me not say they have not presented any solutions as they have come up with some rather illogical ones in recent times.
As I initially stated, I am aware that the Opposition plays an integral role in governance and their ultimate purpose for finding fault is to present themselves as life jackets for Jamaica’s “sinking ship”, but this is being done much to their disappointment as this makes the entire message very distasteful and unappealing. Their way results in the message losing its importance and reflects poorly on the messenger.
Of what good is it to tell us what you can do without stating how it will be put it into effective action? A short time ago the public was made aware of their plans to abolish tuition fees, or is it auxiliary fees? They themselves are unsure of how to effect this, even though they are the conceptualisers of this ‘bright and beautiful plan’. I am certain that all Jamaicans remember how the “free everything” faired off, and Andrew Holness has apparently forgotten why his tenure as prime minister was so brief.
On the other hand, a lot is being done by the Government that contributes to the gradual development of Jamaica, which is in keeping with the party’s mandate of making Jamaica the ideal place to work, live and raise families. The country continues to attract foreign direct investment, our international credibility is being restored; that does not sound to me like we are at all anywhere near the wrong track.
I implore all Jamaicans not to stop the progress, but to ‘gas’ the progress.
Thalia McDonald
thalia.mcdonald@yahoo.com
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) continues to shower criticisms left, right and centre as it relates to how the Government is running the country.
While I am well aware that opposing is a part of their mandate, as they are indeed the “Opposition” and in any well-functioning democracy this makes for a voice and views other than that of the Government. However these criticisms are based solely on cheap talk and fail to provide solutions to the failures of the Government and the “problems, problems, problems” that are allegedly present and being highlighted at the drop of a hat.
The leader of the JLP continues to rant about the issues without providing an ounce of reassurance that they will correct these issues and how they will go about doing so. Let me not say they have not presented any solutions as they have come up with some rather illogical ones in recent times.
As I initially stated, I am aware that the Opposition plays an integral role in governance and their ultimate purpose for finding fault is to present themselves as life jackets for Jamaica’s “sinking ship”, but this is being done much to their disappointment as this makes the entire message very distasteful and unappealing. Their way results in the message losing its importance and reflects poorly on the messenger.
Of what good is it to tell us what you can do without stating how it will be put it into effective action? A short time ago the public was made aware of their plans to abolish tuition fees, or is it auxiliary fees? They themselves are unsure of how to effect this, even though they are the conceptualisers of this ‘bright and beautiful plan’. I am certain that all Jamaicans remember how the “free everything” faired off, and Andrew Holness has apparently forgotten why his tenure as prime minister was so brief.
On the other hand, a lot is being done by the Government that contributes to the gradual development of Jamaica, which is in keeping with the party’s mandate of making Jamaica the ideal place to work, live and raise families. The country continues to attract foreign direct investment, our international credibility is being restored; that does not sound to me like we are at all anywhere near the wrong track.
I implore all Jamaicans not to stop the progress, but to ‘gas’ the progress.
Thalia McDonald
thalia.mcdonald@yahoo.com