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Portia puts PNP on election alert
Monday, January 23, 2012
OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Leader of the People's National Party (PNP) and Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has placed her party on election alert, urging supporters to get ready for local government polls.
"You don't know the night or the hour, yet the trumpet shall sound again, and since you do not know the night, the day, the time, the hour, month or year; saddle up, get ready, get ready, get ready," the party leader urged.
She was addressing the party's first National Executive Council (NEC) meeting since last December's general election which the PNP won, and NEC members were still in a celebratory mood.
The local government polls, which were postponed twice by former Prime Minister Bruce Golding, are constitutionally due by March 31.
"I heard the leader of the opposition appealing to the Jamaican people that they must balance what... how can you balance 42 to 21... by saying to the people since you vote for them for central government give us local government, not a thing don't go like that," Simpson Miller said.
"I'm sending a message from this platform to my son today, and I love my son Andrew. I regard myself as his second mom, a sending him a message, Andrew, I'm going for all that I can get in every constituency, in every parish, in every division. It is liberation time now; this is people power time," the PNP leader said.
"This time is about restoring hope to the people. We must be sober in victory, we must be humble in leadership; we must be credible, we must consult the people; we must listen to the people, we must be respectful to the people, we must be respectful to the media and to the public servants."
She encouraged the party workers not to become complacent, but to continue the work on the ground to ensure that the party secures victory at the local level.
 
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1/23/2012
This should be fun!
I hope Drew and company contest this to di max.....
[Disclaimer: Local Government is a waste of Jamaica's resources and should be abolished.]
1/23/2012
Nonsense Cassandra. You just born. Everytime that the PNP get power the country pop dung...and sista P wid dem from 1970s, so you are still dreaming if you think Portia gwaan build nothing. The little growth was when JLP was in power in the 60s and the 80s, so wise up.
1/23/2012
Poor Portia, she ain't have a clue. I am sorry for her, bur even more sorry for Jamaica
1/23/2012
@ cassandra...they were there for 18 yrs...took the Dollar from 5.50 to 89...drove all the entrepenours out of buisness..run with it diverted 300 million to run an election..sold off all the national assets ..JPS..mobay airport..divested much UDC lands to comrades..I know some of them..gave the others 25 and 35 yr lease on UDC property..it goes on and on....however that being said I must compliment you on your optimisim.heavens knows what it is based on.she will be building a better ja fe PNP.
1/23/2012
She surely will get it all John, and stand by and you will see what she will do with it. "People Power" time now and no one can stop it, but the People. You too will have to get with it.
1/23/2012
John, when she get it all she will be using it to build a better Jamaica.
1/23/2012
we are always having elections.but,had it really resulted to any good....parish council is almost dead.well,maybe it is a thing of the past.I think its a waste of time voting in a pc,election.when i was living there,my community roads were always bad.didn't matter which party in government.
1/23/2012
Yes PM we need the local also the JLP had both so the PNP can get both also , Some mayors needs to go.
1/23/2012
So sista P when you get it all...what are you going to do with it.???
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