Daraine Luton, Staff Reporter

OPPOSITION Leader Bruce Golding on Saturday night conceded that the no-confidence motion being brought against the governing People's National Party (PNP) may fail in Parliament tomorrow. But he promised Labourites that his party would be going with full force after the embattled Government until it falls.

"Come Tuesday, I am going to talk and I am going to talk in Parliament," Mr. Golding said, hinting that he has more Trafigura Beheer information to be disclosed.

Mr. Golding was speaking at an appreciation dinner for workers in Derrick Smith's North West St. Andrew constituency. The function was held at held at Curphey Place, Kingston. The function also cele-brated Mr. Smith's 25th year as a Parliamentarian.

Not winning the war

"Given the nature of our politics, we can expect that the PNP is going to marshall all its members to ensure that they are there and that they cast their vote to support the Government and defeat the motion.

"If they do that, they may win a small but desperate battle, but they will not be winning the war," Mr. Golding said.

Against the background of the controversial Trafigura Beheer fiasco, Mr. Golding, leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) brought a no-confidence motion against the PNP administration last Tuesday. Mr. Golding said the Government is showing a greater inclination towards protecting the PNP and members of the party rather than the willingness to ensure transparency into the $31 million donation from the Dutch commodities trading firm.

New elections

In order for the motion to succeed, at least 40 members of Parliament must vote against the Government. The PNP has 35 seats in the 60-seat Parliament while the JLP has 24. Abe Dabdoub, who won on the JLP's ticket in 2002 is now a supporter of the Government nevertheless he sits as an independent Member of Parliament. In charging the party's workers to continue the fight for victory, Mr. Golding explained to jubilant supporters that if the motion succeeds, new elections will have to be called.

"We are not easing up. Come Tuesday it is going to be a battle on the floor of Parliament. If they even use their majority to prevail, we are going to chip away at this govern-ment. We are going to chip away at its tenure; we are going to chip away at its ability to continue to stand up and claim the moral authority to continue to govern this country," the Opposition Leader said.