The Editor, Sir:

When will Jamaican politicians learn that the state of affairs of the country should take precedence over ego. It is with utter disgust and amazement to hear that the Government and the Opposition struck some deal which saw the Finance Ministe his statement that was prepared for Parliament.

If the nation's affairs is the main priority, the Finance Minister should have disclosed all the information available to him without fear of any uproar in Gordon House from the Opposition. The Government should realize that they are in charge of the affairs of the country now and not the former Finance Minister. If the deficit that was inherited by the new government was not fully disclosed to the Jamaican people, then there should be no fear of letting us know about the actions of the past administration.

not a small deficit

Fifteen billion Jamaican dollars is not a small deficit. It is huge and frightening and could lead to further devastation within the country. It seems to me that the country has not recovered from when Dr. Davies 'run wid it'. Now I am beginning to wonder what Messrs Shaw and Golding knew that they have failed to tell us. We should not be too concerned over how thin the majority in the House is, because good governance should always be the primary focus. If the Opposition is blocking good governance then we can go back to the polls and let the people remove them. Notice that I said the Opposition!

What kind of deal could have been ironed out? It is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard, and this leads me to believe that politicians are all the same, empty barrels making noise and saving each other's face. The Government, in its first month, has betrayed our trust. The people of Jamaica put them there, not Dr. Omar Davies.

If the state of the country's finance is in shambles we need to know. Forget the Opposition and the threat of backlash in the House. Government should be fearless, no wonder none of them can solve our crime problems. They have no guts, no heart and they are lacking in courage.

slugging it out

I would like to invite them to the House of Commons and see how David Cameron and Gordon Brown deal with public issues affecting the British people. Both men were slugging it out in the interest of the country. If the PNP administration was bad in managing the affairs then let us know. Forget thin majority when it comes to important business. Who cares if the Opposition wants to make up noise if you are informing us about critical issues facing the country?

You beg for a chance and now you are there striking cover-up deals. Remember you will have to go to the polls again and Jamaicans will remember all the cover-ups and the broken promises. We did not send you there on a witch-hunt, but if you find anything we should know. Mr Golding, I am one of your greatest fans but if you fail to deliver, then we have no choice but to vote you out and replace you with either the NDM or the UPP. Remember that Ras Astor Black has been knocking on the door for quite a while now too.

I am, etc.,

CRAIG DAVIS

ccraig73@yahoo.com

Chartered Accountant and

Member of the Association

of Freelance Writers

(England)