Top of the Agenda
Prime Minister Bruce Golding recently admitted that his administration had been tardy in forwarding its legislative agenda. He them promised:
So with this welcomed renewed focus, we now learn that first up on the legislative agenda is a bill to introduce Casino gambling to Jamaica. Really? Off all the things that were promised but not delivered, casino gambling tops the list? How about the 'framework for good governance'? Streamlining the public sector? Creating a mega-investment agency? Creating a business friendly environment? How about addressing Jamaica's role/status regarding CARICOM? Casino gambling? Oh well...
See CaPRI's analysis of the government's performance in relation to its manifesto in 2007 here.
"You are going to see a much more active legislation session up to Christmas, and then up to the end of the fiscal year ... . Part of our challenge is going to be able to sustain the level of participation in Parliament,"
So with this welcomed renewed focus, we now learn that first up on the legislative agenda is a bill to introduce Casino gambling to Jamaica. Really? Off all the things that were promised but not delivered, casino gambling tops the list? How about the 'framework for good governance'? Streamlining the public sector? Creating a mega-investment agency? Creating a business friendly environment? How about addressing Jamaica's role/status regarding CARICOM? Casino gambling? Oh well...
See CaPRI's analysis of the government's performance in relation to its manifesto in 2007 here.
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