Power 106 FM election news, Thursday August 16
Written by JamaicaElections.com
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Chang on polls
Political commentator Kevin O’Brien Chang says the People’s National Party (PNP) must move swiftly to stop the gains being made by the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).
He says the PNP should place keen focus on improving their advertising campaign and try to win the support of more young electors:
James on dual citizenship
JLP Candidate for West St. Thomas James Robertson is refuting claims that he has dual citizenship or is a green card holder of the United States.
Yesterday, the PNP reported that he is among nine JLP candidates who have dual citizenship.
However, Mr. Robertson is refuting this and says he has referred the matter to his lawyer.
Meanwhile speaking on Power 106 FM Independent Talk, Solicitor General Michael Hylton says it could be finally decided in the courts whether candidates has dual citizenship before any action can be taken.
Political dead heat on
Gleaner pollster Bill Johnson says the JLP’s favourability rating is expected continue trending upward.
His latest survey is indicating that the JLP’s is in a dead heat with the PNP eleven days before the general election.
Mr. Johnson’s poll indicates that the support for the JLP is now up to 38 per cent age points from the 34 per cent recorded in mid-July.
The JLP’s 38 per cent is just two points behind the 40 per cent that the governing party PNP now has.
But with a polls margin of error of plus or minus three per cent, Mr. Johnson says the PNP and the JLP are statistically tied.
Last weekend, Mr. Johnson and his team polled 1,008 people in 84 communities islandwide.
A detailed analysis of the findings indicates that of the persons interviewed, nine per cent were undecided electors.
Another 11 per cent said they did not intend to vote, and two per cent did not to comment.
Bruce on journalists
JLP Leader Bruce Golding has urged supporters to show respect to journalists covering the election campaign.
Speaking at a JLP rally in St. Ann’s Bay last night Mr. Golding also denounced two recent incidents involving JLP supporters and journalists.
He told the rally that journalists have an important role to play in an election.
On Saturday a member of a TVJ news crew was hit with a bottle of water while covering a JLP meeting in Montego Bay.
Yesterday a reporter from North Coast Times had her camera smashed by a flag waving JLP supporter during a tour of North West St. Ann.