Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is to use The STAR newspaper to provide answers to questions she is soliciting from the public, in a new feature dubbed ‘Ask Your Prime Minister’.
The feature begins next Monday. Political analyst, Kevin O’Brien Chang, says the move is a step in the right direction. However, he says the Prime Minister appears to be “hiding behind people”. “When you send an email to her, it doesn’t mean she’s the one answering. I can’t think of any other mature democracy where the leader has not given a press conference”, Chang said.
Story originated here : Portia Taking Questions From The Public
PUBLISHER’S NOTE:
Political Analyst Kevin O’Brien Chang’s statement is really humorous .
“I can’t think of any other mature democracy where the leader has not given a press conference”,
Maybe because Jamaica is neither mature nor a democracy !!!
How about that Kevin?
The tragedy is that the people allowed themselves to be conned into voting for a candidate who has no leadership skills has no idea how to offer 21st century solutions to their problems and now they are stuck with this mammoth Albatross around their neck at least until the next Elections.
By refusing to speak to the Press Portia refuses to speak to the people. Why ? Because as she said she is not prepared to talk herself out of office.
The reality for the country is that it is stuck with a leader who can neither lead from the front nor behind . She hides when she is not off on some foreign jaunt, because she is intellectually incapable of addressing any of the serious topical issues of the day .
Of course that does not include commenting on the performance of the Reggae boys. I say why not when you have a bunch of morons fawning over you why not take advantage of them?