Dear Editor,
Many Jamaicans are ready to give up on their country, and I can well understand the frustration. Nevertheless, I am an eternal optimist and believe in the stimulating effect of renewal. Jamaica needs a rebirth. We need new leaders to emerge with new ideas and strong vision for development and growth of our nation.
I am recently retired, and frankly I believe it is time that people of my generation give up their ambitions and hand over power to a new generation. Our prime minister should hand over to Paulwell, or better yet Julian Robinson. The two Peters have shown great incompetence and it is clear that the Jamaican people would not embrace them as leaders. Paulwell has not articulated a broad vision for Jamaica, but he seems to have harboured ambitions to lead early in his career before his fairy tale fell apart. Since then he has recovered nicely in public opinion.
The JLP made the transition early to Holness, which was the right decision. He distinguished himself in education and I have heard his vision and like his style. However, he needs to be given a chance. Robertson, Vaz, Shaw, Tufton, and Montaque need to back off the internal machination and intrigue. The Jamaican public has not warmed to them, though they seem to believe otherwise. All of them have either lost their seats or were returned with significantly reduced margins. In fact, only Vaz has a vote margin near 500 coming down from 2,500. Aspirants must be comfortable in their seat before even thinking of running a country. Any exercise of power to destabilise the existing leader is self-serving and not in the interest of the country.
A new generation of politicians is not enough. The up-and-coming ones must not be mere clones of their predecessors. They must have high integrity and high intelligence to be able to manoeuvre our increasingly complex world. In this regard, Robertson, Vaz and Azan should leave the political scene quietly and save whatever dignity may be left in the public's mind for them.
The emergence of a new set of leaders will create more options for Jamaica; whether those leaders are in the PNP or the JLP. The current ruling generation are at the end of their cycle. They are more concerned with their own comfort. They will not do anything radical or take any risks. We need the bright, forward-thing and strong youth of the country to step forward; and we who may be wiser by years should support them from the pavillion.
C. Brown-Chambers
Gordon Town
Time for younger generation of leaders to emerge
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Many Jamaicans are ready to give up on their country, and I can well understand the frustration. Nevertheless, I am an eternal optimist and believe in the stimulating effect of renewal. Jamaica needs a rebirth. We need new leaders to emerge with new ideas and strong vision for development and growth of our nation.
I am recently retired, and frankly I believe it is time that people of my generation give up their ambitions and hand over power to a new generation. Our prime minister should hand over to Paulwell, or better yet Julian Robinson. The two Peters have shown great incompetence and it is clear that the Jamaican people would not embrace them as leaders. Paulwell has not articulated a broad vision for Jamaica, but he seems to have harboured ambitions to lead early in his career before his fairy tale fell apart. Since then he has recovered nicely in public opinion.
The JLP made the transition early to Holness, which was the right decision. He distinguished himself in education and I have heard his vision and like his style. However, he needs to be given a chance. Robertson, Vaz, Shaw, Tufton, and Montaque need to back off the internal machination and intrigue. The Jamaican public has not warmed to them, though they seem to believe otherwise. All of them have either lost their seats or were returned with significantly reduced margins. In fact, only Vaz has a vote margin near 500 coming down from 2,500. Aspirants must be comfortable in their seat before even thinking of running a country. Any exercise of power to destabilise the existing leader is self-serving and not in the interest of the country.
A new generation of politicians is not enough. The up-and-coming ones must not be mere clones of their predecessors. They must have high integrity and high intelligence to be able to manoeuvre our increasingly complex world. In this regard, Robertson, Vaz and Azan should leave the political scene quietly and save whatever dignity may be left in the public's mind for them.
The emergence of a new set of leaders will create more options for Jamaica; whether those leaders are in the PNP or the JLP. The current ruling generation are at the end of their cycle. They are more concerned with their own comfort. They will not do anything radical or take any risks. We need the bright, forward-thing and strong youth of the country to step forward; and we who may be wiser by years should support them from the pavillion.
C. Brown-Chambers
Gordon Town
Time for younger generation of leaders to emerge
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