i cannot believe Portia seh dis..fi real

[evanovitch]

PM defends SUVs for gov't ministers

1:05 pm, Fri November 23, 2012






Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has come out swinging at critics following the announcement that the government has purchased 16 sport utitility vehicles for cabinet members.
The announcement was made during this week's Jamaica House Media Briefing that more than 60 million dollars had been spent to purchase the SUVs.
Her comments came as she addressed yesterday's Social Development Commission Parish Forum in Montego Bay.
Mrs. Simpson Miller insisted that her vehicle needed replacement but she decided to ensure that her ministers needs were addressed ahead of her own:
“The vehicle I am using is the same vehicle that was assigned to the former Prime Ministers. My office kept on saying they have to get me a proper vehicle and I said to them other ministers without vehicles I would prefer if you deal with them. Before I get anything I need to set the example.”
She also insisted that her cabinet members should maintain the same standard of living to which they were accustomed prior to politics:
“Being a politician does not mean that people should not live the life they usually live before. A number of people were professionals before they entered politics were living better than they’re living now and were earning much more in terms of their salaries than they’re earning now. Unlike me who started when I was very young, from a counselor to a member of parliament to a minister of government.”

[RichD]

woman of the people fah true

[evanovitch]

woman of the people fah true

dem all juss no care...memba di JLP minister n his cost fi refurbish di govt house him was moving into...is like none a dem give a crap wat dem seh n do infront of the people..an di people siddung n tek it

[Peasie]

some of the ministers said they needed SUVs to travel along the roads to serve their constituencies

One lady on tv last night tell them to "go fix di road dem, bout unnu need SUV"

She's right of course.

[Gen]

sigh

[evanovitch]

some of the ministers said they needed SUVs to travel along the roads to serve their constituencies

One lady on tv last night tell them to "go fix di road dem, bout unnu need SUV"

She's right of course.

wen dem going to the parties on the COAST dem coast along on the nice roads we indebted fi pay fah...an those were built not with their constituents in mind but so tour buses wouldnt have to face potholds..SUV build fi rough terrain so u can see wat our leaders telling us...dem naw fix wat ail the citizens buttttt....a no SUV dem need fi reach people ovah dem bad bruk weh etc...is land rover...di ole time one whe can batter widdout u worry

[Tuff Gong]

She also asked if Jamaicans would like to see their children (her Government Ministers), travel economy rather than first class.
I told you this Lady is clueless and about a donut short of a combination meal!
I kinda wonder which Government Minister was enjoying the good life before politics. Seems to me most of them were in politics at very young age and it is the politics that allowed them to further their private endevours like nothing else would.

[Magician]

I believe Portia seh dis. Afta dis breed a speech right on par fi her calibre!

[St_Bess]

Portia say the people of Jamaica should not expect members of her cabinet to talk and look like her - we should expect them to be better educated and able to speak properly. She says that we should pay and or give them what they deserve because some of them were professionals before they entered politics and were earning much more - unlike harself who come up through the "shooting ranks" . So Jamaicans should pay for cars (35K US dollars) per cabinet minister (this coming from the PM of a country solely dependent on IMF loans and other hand out). Aye sah when me see and hear her on the CIN network last Sunday morning I nearly drop dead. My peeps dem is something I tell you - the budget for the cars are in US dollars not Jamaican.

[j-kid]

"Let Dem Eat Cake!"

[Gen]

ooooh I missed that interview. cho

Portia say the people of Jamaica should not expect members of her cabinet to talk and look like her - we should expect them to be better educated and able to speak properly. She says that we should pay and or give them what they deserve because some of them were professionals before they entered politics and were earning much more - unlike harself who come up through the "shooting ranks" . So Jamaicans should pay for cars (35K US dollars) per cabinet minister (this coming from the PM of a country solely dependent on IMF loans and other hand out). Aye sah when me see and hear her on the CIN network last Sunday morning I nearly drop dead. My peeps dem is something I tell you - the budget for the cars are in US dollars not Jamaican.