Election 2002 Home » News
»
JLP
will rescue Jamaica, Golding promises
By
Annalee Bernard, Freelance Writer
BLACK
RIVER, St. Elizabeth:
"THE
JAMAICA Labour Party is the only political organisation capable
of rescuing the country at this time," said JLP returnee
Bruce Golding, as he addressed the people of St. Elizabeth
at a mass meeting at Middle Quarters on Monday night.
The
burden of trust and the hope of the people rest on the Opposition,
to rescue the country and build the economy up from hopelessness
and despair, he said.
"Many
of the nation's young people have their qualifications, but
are unable to get a job. A good education is the foundation
on which a country is built, and good education was the solid
foundation for social and economic advancement. This, however,
has gone down the drain, because of PNP mismanagement,"
Mr. Golding said.
REPUTATION
ON EMPLOYMENT
He
pointed out that in the last 10 years, the PNP has only created
34,000 jobs, which was what the JLP administration of the
80s provided in a single year. It was the hope of the JLP
to provide enough jobs, so that jobs will hunt people, he
said.
Also
addressing the crowd was JLP candidate for South West St.
Elizabeth, Derrick Sangster, who called on his supporters
to ensure that the last nine days of the campaign be incident-free.
The
JLP, he said, had a good history of growth and development.
The PNP had destroyed the basic infrastructure of the country,
leaving the farmers weeping and businesses closing down. He
lamented the fact that the deplorable conditions of some roads
in the constituency meant that many people would not be able
to vote on Election Day.
|
|