Critiquing the debate - Shaw hammers economic stagnation
As expected, the debate between Dr. Omar Davies and Audley Shaw was of a very different character from the first one. In contrast to the staid character of round one, on Friday night, the engagement with the issues was much sharper. more

Wild promises beat failed performance
The equation was simple. Audley 'man a yard' Shaw had to explain a JLP manifesto that many contend is filled with wild, irresponsible promises. Omar 'straight shooter' Davies had to defend what is often called a failed performance more

Two different strategies
After some delay, the People's National Party finally published its election manifesto last Thursday it is wordy and bears signs of haste, it nonetheless is a worthwhile document. The two most significant parts of the manifesto have to do with economic an more

A 30:30 election nightmare? An opportunity for a new type of politics
"Can you imagine the confusion that would descend on Jamaica on the 28th [of August] if both parties won an equal number of seats?" one of our leading constitutional lawyers, Dr. Lloyd Barnett, has asked. more

PJ is costing Portia votes
About two months ago, a close associate of former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson dropped in at my office. Patterson has several close associates, many of whom have never run for elective office. more

An invisible youth policy
It is too close to call! Will there be a changing of course or will we not change course? Hopefully, we will not see a dead heat and, therefore, have an inter-course clash. It is like a pyramid where three 'polls' meet to the top more

Signs of political maturity
Election Day is only 15 days away and if we go by the pollsters, it will be a narrow victory for whoever wins. I hold the view that the winner will have a clear and comfortable working majority. more

What the debates missed
In a fascinating and ironic twist of history, the People's National Party (PNP) is sounding more like the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the JLP is sounding more like the PNP. more

Democracy at its best, and worst
Is Jamaica the world's most exuberant democracy? Only a political globetrotter could say for sure. But our party conferences and meetings must be as electric as any on the planet. more

Voting behaviour and campaign impact
The candidates have been nominated, the manifestos launched, and the national debates held. The elections are now just two weeks away and those two weeks will decide who wins in a race that might be relatively close, as they were in 2002 more

Political leadership, spirituality and ethics
Our nation is in the last month of the countdown to the August 27 General Elections. So far the accompanying violence, the loose and inflammatory speech from various candidates, the indiscipline motorcade to political rallies more

'More loans for students'
The governing People's National Party (PNP) says it is reviewing the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) and has promised to extend the benefits to middle-class parents with a second or third child attending university, if it wins the August 27 general election. more

Another Prime Minister's bodyguard sought for car theft
A second member of the Prime Minister's security detail is under investigation for car theft. more

Jamaica 2007 electoral debates: Shaw commands debate
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Audley Shaw has argued strongly that a new Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration would create jobs and ultimately generate growth to pull the country out of its economic woes. more

Cool the violence or lose the vote, warns Walker
Director of Elections, Danville Walker, has threatened to have the general election postponed in two tension-filled constituencies if incidents of violence and civil disturbance continue throughout the ongoing campaign. more

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