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dem a mek nuff joke ovah it but mi approve of at least di gesture...is not like him a drive it go far so why not kip di ole cyar if it still run..at least save we a money...no true?
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Mi affi agree with both the commentators in today's papers, especially the Gleaner one. The PM should travel in a safe and reliable vehicle that won't put the nation's leader in jeopardy or disgrace. And if him waste him time on getting stuck somewhere, he's not doing his job somewhere else. Besides mi learn from the past that a used car cost more money to operate than payments on a new one.
So in the end, Bruce' ole cyar costing us more than a new one that will serve the next two administrations. -
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it is inconvenieint ..
but it still serves a purpose and sets an example for future Prime mininsters to reach for ..
yep ..
he needs a more reliable ride ..
that is the Prime Mininster who runs our government ..Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sinco01</div><div class="ubbcode-body">it is inconvenieint ..
but it still serves a purpose and sets an example for future Prime mininsters to reach for .. </div></div>
Sets a bad example. He should be sensible and change it for a new reliable car. Maybe a hybrid.
If he truly wants to set a good example for future Prime Ministers, start:
1. By hiring/appointing competent, capable public servants.
2. End the human rights abuses by citizens at the hands of the State
3. Solve the Crime Problem.
Bruce Gelding has proven to be a figment of his own narcissistic imagination. That is the problem with hiring a Talk-Show Host for a job of running the Country.Comment
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Part of his job as a leader is to represent the nation and to inspire confidence.
He's doing neither in him bruk dung buggy.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magix_di_PM</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Part of his job as a leader is to represent the nation and to inspire confidence.
He's doing neither in him bruk dung buggy. </div></div>
Exactly he is only palin-ing to the Gallery.Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">palin-ing</div></div>
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magix_di_PM</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">palin-ing</div></div>
</div></div>...any man unwise enough to sit in the same car seet that PJoke sit inna fi so much yeers deserve ridicule. I mean the ole cyar itself is metaphor for the bruk dung corrupt regime of PJoke Patterson.
Elections have consequences and it time to move on get a new cyar that is reliable and stop show boating.Comment
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Move beyond symbolism
EDITORIAL - Move beyond symbolism
Published: Monday | January 26, 2009
We appreciate the symbolism of Prime Minister Bruce Golding's veto of the proposal to spend a little over $5 million on a new car to replace the one that has been used by him and his two immediate predecessors over the last 16 years.
Mr Golding's intent is to show that in these difficult times everyone has to make sacrifices and that he is willing to lead from the front. We cannot but agree with the prime minister, for it is clear that, in this tough fiscal environment, the Government has some hard decisions to make. <span style="font-weight: bold">We, nonetheless, believe that Mr Golding has latched on to the wrong thing for his example of sacrifice.</span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">After all, $5 million is not an outrageous sum to pay for a car, </span>and certainly not one for the official use of the prime minister and his guests, including foreign dignitaries, who are expected to be transported in relative comfort and safety.
<span style="font-weight: bold">so is juss di PM cyar available fi dis..whe bout di vintage whe park uppa King's House...whe bout couple a dem Benz, nice SUV whe dem odda minista ha park up..matta a fak, weh bout dem nice one dem seize..dem can use dem as needed fi dignitaries..aldoh i dont know why u a go carry reps whe u a beg loan from , in nice, brandnew namebrand car..dont a di said foreign exchange u a beg fi borrow u a go use so buy di new Benz </span>
Decent transportation
The prime minister's security officials, given Jamaica's peculiar circumstances, ought to be reasonably certain about the reliability of the vehicle in which he is transported. It ought not to be the case, as has been reported to have happened six times already, that the PM's car malfunctions and breaks down in the middle of a journey because it, by and large, has done its time. We are sure that Mr Golding and his economic team can save $5 million from elsewhere in a $497-billion budget so that the PM can have decent transportation.
But as important as symbols are, we, like the vast majority of Jamaicans, <span style="font-weight: bold">are more likely to be impressed and motivated if Mr Golding demonstrates the necessary courage to fully confront Jamaica's challenges. </span>( <span style="font-style: italic">wich him did by holding awn to di ole cyar...dat is showing dat we really dont need to spend juss to kip up appearances we cannot afford..) </span> He has a new opportunity, perhaps as early as this week, when the administration unveils its revised budget estimates for the current fiscal year.
Up to last November, the first eight months of the fiscal year, government revenue lagged substantially behind projections. And even with spending at $12 billion below budget, the deficit for the period, at $13 billion, was more than 300 per cent higher than targeted.
With most other targets already awry, it will be extremely difficult for the Government to keep to its fiscal target of 4.7 per cent of GDP. It seems likely that new tax measures will be required if the administration is to meet its obligations and avoid an outrageously wide deficit.
But the administration should not come to the country with a tax package, either now or at the start of the new fiscal year, without a comprehensive programme for expenditure containment - apart from saving $5 million on a car. It must, for example, demonstrate the will to cut a bulging, inefficient public sector that taxpayers struggle to pay. The central government's wage bill this year is more than 20 per cent higher than in 2007/2008 and that does not yet factor in pay rises for teachers.
We acknowledge that removing the bloat from the public sector can't be about arbitrary cutting for some sectors such as the police and areas of the health services which are undermanned. Staff in currently pumped-up bureaucracies can be invited to apply for posts in agencies where there is a shortfall. Thereafter, the Government must flush itself of this burden of excess that weighs so heavily on taxpayers.
The opinions on this page, except for the above, do not necessarily reflect the views of The Gleaner. To respond to a Gleaner editorial, email us: [email protected] or fax: 922-6223. Responses should be no longer than 400 words. Not all responses will be published.Comment
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Driva, put aside damn childish things, buy a new car, and get to work fixing the country tuh rahtid!Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">dem a mek nuff joke ovah it but mi approve of at least di gesture...is not like him a drive it go far so why not kip di ole cyar if it still run..at least save we a money...no true?</span> </div></div>
I agree. There is no need for the PM to be popping style. If the vehicle is well-maintained, Golding will keep safe. Good on him.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magix_di_PM</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">palin-ing</div></div>
</div></div>...any man unwise enough to sit in the same car seet that PJoke sit inna fi so much yeers deserve ridicule. I mean the ole cyar itself is metaphor for the bruk dung corrupt regime of PJoke Patterson.
Elections have consequences and it time to move on get a new cyar that is reliable and stop show boating.
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but si yah ::.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">dem a mek nuff joke ovah it but mi approve of at least di gesture...is not like him a drive it go far so why not kip di ole cyar if it still run..at least save we a money...no true?</span> </div></div>
I agree. There is no need for the PM to be popping style. If the vehicle is well-maintained, Golding will keep safe. Good on him. </div></div>
Come on no "need for popping style" when you have to drive with a convoy including a mechanic on call?
Be real.....this is stupid decision for a guy we hired to makes wise choices!Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: britisha</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magix_di_PM</div><div class="ubbcode-body">LOL....!Originally posted by Tuff Gongpalin-ing</div></div>
</div></div>...any man unwise enough to sit in the same car seet that PJoke sit inna fi so much yeers deserve ridicule. I mean the ole cyar itself is metaphor for the bruk dung corrupt regime of PJoke Patterson.
Elections have consequences and it time to move on get a new cyar that is reliable and stop show boating.
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but si yah ::.Comment
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">dem a mek nuff joke ovah it but mi approve of at least di gesture...is not like him a drive it go far so why not kip di ole cyar if it still run..at least save we a money...no true?</span> </div></div>
I agree. There is no need for the PM to be popping style. If the vehicle is well-maintained, Golding will keep safe. Good on him. </div></div>
Come on no "need for popping style" when you have to drive with a convoy including a mechanic on call?
Be real.....this is stupid decision for a guy we hired to makes wise choices!
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TG, I'm going to do an impression of you in response to your post...LOL!Comment
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