A battle for Jamaica’s soul
Fitz-Henley says next general election most important in 21st century
GOVERNMENT lawmaker Senator Abka Fitz-Henley has framed the next general election as a potential battle for the soul of the Jamaican society, and appealed to uncommitted voters to take note of what he says is the difference in the emerging messaging of both major political parties.
Senator Fitz-Henley made the appeal while he addressed a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Area Council Two meeting in St Catherine South Eastern at Portmore HEART academy on Sunday.
Fitz-Henley chided the Opposition People’s National Party for what he described as both overt and covert apparent endorsement of criminality by some of its senior members.
“I believe that the next general election is perhaps the most important election in Jamaica in the 21st century because it’s a battle of good over evil,” Fitz-Henley said.
“When you look at the Government of Andrew Holness, you see performance and care for the Jamaican people. I talk about minimum wage, I talk about cutting of income tax, I talk about increasing pension. When you look at the next side you hear them running a dirty campaign, seeking to slander people.
“I believe the next election is a battle for the soul of Jamaican society,” Fitz-Henley said.
Arguing that the Government’s track record and messaging on the campaign trail contrasts with that of the PNP, Fitz-Henley said, “I hear two man on the next side endorsing scamming. I hear them endorsing criminal elements and giving them prominence. There are a set of voters who sometimes don’t vote, but they care about the well-being of their society; they call them the uncommitted. I call on those voters to take note of the difference in messaging and posture on the two sides of the political fence.
“We are focused on putting in place policies to uplift and improve the lives of the Jamaican people,” Fitz-Henley said.
He pointed to his experience growing up in the 1990s when the PNP formed the Government, saying people “committed suicide because of the wicked policies of the PNP Administration” which, he said, “wrecked people’s lives and businesses”.
