Tweet
On Nomination Day, she gwine to sue him fi slander
-
Last edited by evanovitch; 02-11-2016, 10:14 AM. -
Opposition Spokes-man on Justice Delroy Chuck yesterday ridiculed claims by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller that Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader Andrew Holness defamed her on nomination day.
Chuck told The Gleaner that he heard what Holness, the opposition leader, said of Simpson Miller and his remarks were not defamatory.
He said the prime minister's claim was without merit and noted that Holness was responding to a claim made by Simpson Miller that he was trying to trick the Jamaican people.
"With due respect, the prime minister is looking a headline in alleging you (Simpson Miller) have been defamed when you did promise the people of Jamaica that you would remove GCT (general consumption tax) from electricity, and that the people would be having ox tail and curry goat instead of chicken back and fish back ...," Chuck said.
Asked if he believed Holness should apologise for his comment, Chuck said: "Apologise for what? Apologise for saying that you tricked the people when you promised them to remove GCT?"
He added: "In fact, the leader of the opposition should repeat the allegation."
He said Simpson Miller has not fulfilled her promise to remove GCT on electricity or put Jamaicans in a position where they can eat ox tail and curry goat instead of chicken back.
Yesterday, the prime minister issued a deadline of Saturday, February 16, for Holness to tender an apology for his remarks about her.
Simpson Miller has instructed her attorney, Bert Samuels, to write to Holness demanding an apology before the stipulated deadline.
Samuels in his letter to Holness, which was said to have been delivered at 12:41 p.m. yesterday at JLP headquarters on Belmont Road in New Kingston, said if Holness failed to apologise, the prime minister would institute legal proceedings against him.
However, Samuels said such apology would not automatically absolve Holness from an obligation to pay damages to his client.
The opposition leader told Television Jamaica (TVJ) yesterday that he had asked his attorneys to respond to the prime minister.
Holness has also indicated that he was considering legal action against Simpson Miller for remarks she made about him, recalling that she had referred to him as an enemy of the state.
The prime minister contends that the comments have lowered her in the estimation of right-thinking members of society.
Holness claimed he had reason to believe the demand for an apology was part of a plan to avoid participating in the national debates originally slated for next week.
The Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) this week indicated it was still working to confirm proposed debate dates of February 16, 18 and 20.
The JDC said on Monday that discussions were ongoing, but the parties had so far agreed in principle to three debates, focusing on social, economic and leadership issues.
But on Tuesday, JLP General Secretary Dr Horace Chang said that party has been ready to sign off on the debates and accused the PNP of "hiding". -
She did make those promises and they weren't kept!Comment
-
Originally posted by Tuff Gong View Post
if the gays had any backbone they would remind her that they r still waiting...in vain..Comment
-
If labourites had made that promise.....Gays everywhere would tripping over themselves to remind them that the promise was not kept.Originally posted by evanovitch View Post
The very evidence of early elections is a reminder that very little, in any of the promises the Comrade Leadership made to the Jamaican people have been kept.Comment
-
""It is [a] 10-point con!" That is how People's National Party (PNP) president Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has described the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) recently unveiled 10-point plan. At a mass meeting in Yallahs square, St Thomas Sunday night, Simpson Miller said Holness was making an election gimmick. "Do not trick the people because you know it cannot work," she warned
isn't she suing claiming that she was maligned along the said line...her promises being said to be a 'con'...
Comment
-
LOL.....Plus he at least waited 4 years to give his verdict.Originally posted by evanovitch View Post""It is [a] 10-point con!" That is how People's National Party (PNP) president Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has described the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) recently unveiled 10-point plan. At a mass meeting in Yallahs square, St Thomas Sunday night, Simpson Miller said Holness was making an election gimmick. "Do not trick the people because you know it cannot work," she warned
isn't she suing claiming that she was maligned along the said line...her promises being said to be a 'con'...Comment
-
Both candidates seem to seek to use idle rhetoric to run down the clock which is ticking towards the elections, so that they can both dodge the all-important question for which an answer is due to the people of Jamaica. The question they are both dodging is “what does each of them plan to do to revitalize the Jamaican economy so it can attract investments, stimulate the creation of jobs and reduce the unemployment rate”. These poli-trick-cians are so crafty that they know exactly how to point to something else to distract people from the real issues which remain unaddressed before, during and after the elections.Comment
-
I actually agree if as you saying both are trying to avoid a debate.Originally posted by 1FryDumplin View Post
We are in February. February has 29 days this year. The elections are in February, how are debates going to help?
I think they should go forward and reach their supporters and try to win that way. The debate about the debate is eating up precious campaign time.Comment
-
I think since there are little differences in ideology between both parties, it comes down to competence and style.
I would like them debate.....I think Holness would wipe the floor with the lady..... But Phillips would wipe the floor with Holness though!
Look up the youtube of KD Knight Campanging for Peter Phillips for the PNP leadership... and his comment about need leaders needing a "a piece of paper".
I have seen the imaging of multiple male politicians dargarinng with over weight women ????? I wouldnt mind daggering Miss World or Malene Malibor- Forte, but that the lady polticians seem more dignified. (give that much to Portia) .. It looks like Roger Clarke set a trend...I got all Tropicana and found it inappropriate...
There is something unappealing about the image of T shirts...
Any one else notice how fat Jamaicans have gotten ? or is it just the supporters ?Last edited by Wahalla; 02-15-2016, 08:24 AM.Comment
-
Peter Phillips is not an intelligent man. He may hold his own in a partisan debate. But he is dumb as a rock.Originally posted by Wahalla View PostComment
-
-
I thought he would have been out of the box smart having been a One Don protege but calling the Elections when he did, campaigning as a religious zealot was one of the dumbest move in Jamaica's Electoral history.Originally posted by Wahalla View Post
Nevertheless he is head and shoulders above Comrade dumb-as-rock Peter Phillips.Comment
-
N then u have the only Manley who seem to live in Ja. n 'consult' fi di Finance Minister, saying his piece...
Comment
Comment