Trevor Munroe is right
Dear Editor,
I must say that I agree with the reasoning of Professor Trevor Munroe in his article on June 17. I was very disappointed in the prime minister for his handling of the extradition request of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke and the whole Manatt, Phelps & Phillips affair.
I was angry and thought the prime minister should resign. However, my concern for the future of this country has caused me to think that a resignation of the prime minister might not be the best thing at this time. The internal squabble for leadership among the JLP that would follow is not what Jamaicans would want at this time. The Jamaican economy, following the JDX programme, is beginning to make a turn in the right direction and a political strife now would derail that progress.
I believe the prime minister backed himself in a corner by the way he handled the extradition request that he has no alternative but to govern in a manner that would see him regaining the trust of the Jamaican people. I am not sure that a new leader or party would be compelled to feel the pressure to tackle the monster of crime as Mr Golding does at this point.
In fact, I think the PNP’s only concern since the 2007 general election is to get back into power at whatever cost and I don’t believe that after 18 years any serious approach to fighting crime is of concern to them.
J Bartley
Kingston