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The opposition People's National Party (PNP) is adamant that it has not yet signed on to controversial crime fighting proposals outlined by the Bruce Golding administration.
Speaking at a divisional conference on the weekend, PNP leader Portia Simpson Miller said her party <span style="font-weight: bold">has not fully endorsed </span>the anti-crime plans, despite suggestions to the contrary.
She said her party is not ready to reveal whether it supports the measures, despite a pronouncement from the Prime Minister that several of the measures came out of the Vale Royal talks.
"I want to make it clear, we have not been briefed by any subcommittee yet, we have not gone back for any full talks at Vale Royale," she said.
"I want to make it clear that all of us in this crime fighting initiative must understand that at some time we are going to suffer some kind of inconvenience such as curfews, searches, road checks but let me warn, the People's National Party will not support anything that will infringe on the rights and freedoms of the Jamaican people,"
<span style="font-weight: bold">She did not however indicate when the opposition would make its position on the proposals clear.</span>
The proposals announced by Bruce Golding have stirred much public debate.
They include increasing the length of time persons can be held without charge.
In the meantime, Mrs. Simpson Miller has sought to assure concerned members of the Jamaican Diaspora that the Opposition PNP is not opposed to Jamaicans living abroad holding dual citizenship.
"<span style="font-weight: bold">We have no difficulty with people having dual citizenship</span>.
<span style="font-weight: bold">We support people who have dual citizenship </span>and who have been living overseas for years. I am not saying you should not get your citizenship so you can have all rights if you are living there so long but you cannot be a member of the House or a Senator," she said. 
She also called on the government to find a solution to rising food costs.
And, Deputy General Secretary of the People's National Party, Julian Robinson saidthe party used Sunday's National Executive Council meeting to examine its organisational structure following its defeat at the polls.
He said the party has been encouraged by the large turn outs at the divisional conferences being held across the country.
He however downplayed suggestions that the party was using the conferences to prepare for an early election
Speaking at a divisional conference on the weekend, PNP leader Portia Simpson Miller said her party <span style="font-weight: bold">has not fully endorsed </span>the anti-crime plans, despite suggestions to the contrary.
She said her party is not ready to reveal whether it supports the measures, despite a pronouncement from the Prime Minister that several of the measures came out of the Vale Royal talks.
"I want to make it clear, we have not been briefed by any subcommittee yet, we have not gone back for any full talks at Vale Royale," she said.
"I want to make it clear that all of us in this crime fighting initiative must understand that at some time we are going to suffer some kind of inconvenience such as curfews, searches, road checks but let me warn, the People's National Party will not support anything that will infringe on the rights and freedoms of the Jamaican people,"
<span style="font-weight: bold">She did not however indicate when the opposition would make its position on the proposals clear.</span>
The proposals announced by Bruce Golding have stirred much public debate.
They include increasing the length of time persons can be held without charge.
In the meantime, Mrs. Simpson Miller has sought to assure concerned members of the Jamaican Diaspora that the Opposition PNP is not opposed to Jamaicans living abroad holding dual citizenship.
"<span style="font-weight: bold">We have no difficulty with people having dual citizenship</span>.
<span style="font-weight: bold">We support people who have dual citizenship </span>and who have been living overseas for years. I am not saying you should not get your citizenship so you can have all rights if you are living there so long but you cannot be a member of the House or a Senator," she said. She also called on the government to find a solution to rising food costs.
And, Deputy General Secretary of the People's National Party, Julian Robinson saidthe party used Sunday's National Executive Council meeting to examine its organisational structure following its defeat at the polls.
He said the party has been encouraged by the large turn outs at the divisional conferences being held across the country.
He however downplayed suggestions that the party was using the conferences to prepare for an early election
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