“UNDER THE MICROSCOPE FORUM”
Thursday 15th December 2011
In the continuation of FFBJ in it’s monitoring the election and keeping you up-to-date with our Election “Watch” 2011 – under the microscope from an International Perspective ” The Diaspora Speaks”
Venue:
The Greyhound, Streatham Common 151-153 Greyhound Lane, Streatham London SW16 5NJ
Closest Station: Streatham Common and Streatham
Date:
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Time:
7 pm – 9pm.
Some of the panellist will include: John Rapley founder and former president of CaPRI (the Caribbean Policy Research Institute), Paul Lawrence, and representatives from Jamaica’s major political parties.
With the General Election now called and with the Date being 29 December 2011, Jamaicans will go to the polls to choose the next Government.. This is on the backdrop of the new Prime Minister Andrew Holness who is aiming to secure his mandate for the nation after the resignation of former Prime Minister Bruce Golding. FFBJ Under the Microscope Forum will be holding Election Watch 2011 following the success of Election Watch 2007 with other key Jamaicans in the Diaspora. Some of the issues we will be looking at are:
- Should Jamaicans with Dual/ Triple Citizenship seek political office in Jamaica and Does the Jamaican Constitution need to be rewritten in light of this?
- What are the solutions to Garrison Politics? Is there something as a Garrison or is it a state of Mind.
- Jamaica faces huge debt and unemployment and social problems , what measures can be implemented to remedy this by the present and next Government?
- Is Youth the answer in comparison to Old Guards in Moving Jamaica forward?
- Will the untraditional political parties play an important role in the up coming elections?
- Is Corruption engrain in the psyche of Jamaican Politics and how does the country come out of it is the Office of the Contractor General a key way forward?
As in our earlier update FFBJ Election “Watch” 2011 – UNDER THE MICROSCOPE FORUM will be facilitating people’s forum for Jamaicans in the Diaspora to participate in the ELECTION DEBATES around a number of important issues that are affecting our beloved Jamaica like inner city social and economic regeneration programmes; political violence and the economy. Have Your Say on our Facebook Group
THIS EVENT WILL BE STREAMED LIVE
This forum will be focusing on the issues and policies being put forward by the respective parties in their quest to form the next government.
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