The Portia challenge
THE FIRST major challenge Portia Simpson Miller would face as Prime Minister of Jamaica is a reappointment of Omar Davies as Finance Minister. In terms of pure political gamesmanship, the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) best short-term hope of making a...
Surrendering to the masses
IN AUGUST we will celebrate the 43rd anniversary of political independence. Even as we congratulate ourselves on our outstanding achievements on the material plane, we should devote the time required to a serious assessment of the extent to which the...
The Simpson Miller election and the patron-client model
IN FEBRUARY 2006, the PNP held vice-presidential elections. One radio host covering the event was quite insistent that the elections would be determined by the power of patronage. The thrust of her argument was that politicians get power by awarding...
Scrutinising the votes
THE TOTAL number of PNP delegates that voted on Saturday, February 25, in the presidential race was 3,808. When the number of votes received by Prime Minister-designate Portia Simpson Miller 1,775 is taken from the 3,808 it...
The recipe for success
JAMAICA NOW stands on the brink of a third political revolution. If Busta led the 'mental' revolution and Joshua the 'socialist' revolution, Sister P now heads the 'woman' revolution. Since Jamaican women are usually smarter, harder working...
The free movement of labour (Part II) - The CARICOM Skills Certificate
SKILLED NATIONALS wishing to work in another member state must obtain a Certificate of Recognition of Caribbean Community Skills (CARICOM Skills Certificate).
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