NATIONAL COALITION DECLARES 'A CRISIS OF MORAL LEADERSHIP

The National Coalition is declaring that Jamaica is facing 'a crisis of moral leadership', that the

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP) have now demonstrated through their own actions that they are incapable of governing, and that it is clearly time for an alternative to these two long standing political dinosaurs.

This follows the disgraceful flare up among rival supporters of the two established parties on

Thursday March 10. It was sparked by claims by Justice Minister and Attorney General Dorothy

Lightbourne that PNP attorney K.D. Knight had offended her 31 years ago, by kicking her chair and declaring that "all Labourites fi dead". In another incident, the blatant, barefaced attack on the

Spanish Town Police Station earlier this week, by gunmen from one of the well known criminal

gangs which is openly affiliated to the PNP, is frightening and unacceptable.

The National Coalition's declaration of a crisis of moral leadership also follows the recent

disclosure by Prime Minister Bruce Golding that he knowingly concealed the fact that former JLP

MP Everard Warmington had been ineligible to run for a seat in Parliament, according to the

Jamaican Constitution, because he was a citizen of the United States.

Condemnation of the current leadership by the National Coalition also reflects on the ongoing

Manatt-Dudus Enquiry. Described by many as a farce, the Enquiry is costing the country some $40million, is apparently going nowhere with witness after witness claiming memory lapses, and

effectively has no "teeth", as whatever the outcome, Jamaica has no legislation in place to punish

those guilty of corruption.

In a joint announcement from Betty Ann Blaine, Founder/Convener of New Nation Coalition

(NNC) and Peter Townsend, Chairman of the National Democratic Movement (NDM), the National Coalition stresses:

"The behavior of our leaders has hit an all time low – all the things that have happened this week

demonstrate that there is a crisis of moral leadership in the country. These continuous examples of

deception, lack of respect for the population, and now this latest disgraceful behavior – all beg the

question – if leaders behave this way, what should we expect from criminals? Where is the example for the children and youth?

"There can no longer be any doubt in the minds of Jamaicans that either of the two long standing

parties are morally, ethically able to govern the country – all moral credibility on the part of either,

has now been lost.

"Any Jamaican who means the country any good must now reject that lack of civility, integrity, the

brutishness that we have seen over the last several days. It is time for an alternative to the JLP and the PNP in the Jamaican leadership arena. This is the time for people to become a part of the

National Coalition to rescue Jamaica from this crisis"

The NDM and the NNC came together on February 2, 2011, to form the National Coalition,

founded on the key values of Unity and Respect for the Jamaican people.

CONTACT:

Betty Ann Blaine (temporarily in Atlanta, Ga, USA) (770) -733-8569 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            (770) -733-8569      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or (404) 441-8631 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            (404) 441-8631      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

Peter Townsend - NDM Chairman 318-4802c; 863-1769d

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