EDITORIAL - Problems with fixed-date proposal
There are many people, among the most fervent being the Opposition Leader, Bruce Golding, who would have preferred that Prime Minister Simpson Miller named an earlier date for the general election, and thereby a shorter campaign period....
Political numerology?
Prime Minister and president of the People's National Party Portia Simpson Miller's one month advance notice for Nomination Day and two months for Election Day is unusual but not unconstitutional. She acted well within the provisions of the law. - Colin Steer
Debating the issues
The Prime Minister has been telling us she wants her own mandate but up to now she hasn't said what she will do for the country if she gets it. I find myself in a desperate struggle to determine what clear plans Mrs. Simpson Miller has for Jamaica... - Vernon Daley
Summing-up
When you go well past three score years and 10 you are in overtime and a penalty shoot-out looms which you know you cannot win. The Socratic injunction, "The unexamined life is not worth living," should never be ignored but, especially now, time must be found..- Ian, McDonald
|
