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February 02, 2008
Prime Minister give citizens a Voice
By: Kemesha Bolton
Dubbed "Disclosure" The Prime Minister of Jamaica Bruce Golding has given Jamaicans the opportunity to voice their opinions, via a radio talk show program he started on January 30th. This will go down in the history books, as this is the first time that a Prime Minister of Jamaica has taken such an endeavor.
It was broadcast straight from Gordon House, Kingston, Jamaica on some of the country's top radio stations and will be aired every last Wednesday of each month.
The PM is not new to hosting his own program as he did this just a couple of years before.
This program is a one on one with citizens and despite some minor technical glitches the debut program ran relatively smoothly and as such 17 people got a chance to speak to the PM. Their concerns ranged from bad roads to the recent operation in Tivoli Gardens where members of the anti-crime task force 'King Fish' went in search of the leader of the Bone Crusher gang and five young men were killed. Also it is estimated that about 700 people called in from overseas.
Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, Minister of Information Youth and Culture promised that next month's broadcast will be much better.
The program has received a thumbs up from Martin Henry, Communications Consultant at the University of the West Indies.
So if you have some burning issues with how the country is being run you can tune in every month and talk to your Prime Minister about it.