Politics
Portia Simpson-Miller 2nd coming: The first 100 days
Jamaica Prime Minister., Portia Simpson-Miller. PHOTO/File
Having secured a landslide victory in the December 29 general election, People’s National Party (PNP) president, Portia Simpson-Miller was sworn in on January 5, pledging to serve with humility.
The first 100 days of the Portia Simpson-Miller administration have not been overly impressive.
Her debate promise to ‘renegotiate the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal; the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) contract and the Jamaica Pubic Service (JPS) contract in a week or two’ has been proven unrealistic.
We know nothing more about Jamaica’s IMF status than we did in December, and the unexplained postponement of the budget until May makes a mockery of promises to ‘level with the people’.
