Politics
Jamaica elections update: Do not give JLP second term warns Patterson
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Declaring that Thursday’s (December 29) general election is crucial for the future of the country, former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has warned against giving the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) a second term.
Speaking at a People’s National Party (PNP) mass meeting in Portmore, St Catherine, Thursday night, Patterson criticised the handling of the economy by the JLP and said the country must change course from the Labor Party.
Pointing for example at the Global Competitiveness Index which ranks Jamaica poorly out of one 142 countries in terms of its macroeconomy, Patterson said it contradicts the Government’s claim that it has done a good job at managing the economy.