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Wallace eyes seat - Former PNP member to run for JLP
JLP alot more organised says Wallace
BY MARK CUMMINGS Editor-at-Large, Western Bureau cummingsm@jamaicaobserver.com
Thursday, July 14, 2011
NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Prominent Negril businessman Carey Wallace who was one of the aspirants vying to represent the People's National Party (PNP) in Central Westmoreland in the 2007 general elections, is to be confirmed as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) representative for Western Westmoreland.
"Wallace is certain to represent the JLP in Western Westmoreland in the next general elections and the party will make an announcement to that effect soon," a high ranking JLP official told the Observer West yesterday.
WALLACE... when I joined the PNP in 2006, the JLP was going through a lot infighting and so, I was turned off from them, but now they are a united bunch
WALLACE... the JLP are a lot more organised, more progressive and more dynamic than the PNP
WALLACE... when I joined the PNP in 2006, the JLP was going through a lot infighting and so, I was turned off from them, but now they are a united bunch
The vacancy was created following the resignation of the JLP's Earl Melhado who unsuccessfully contested the seat in the 2007 general elections against the PNP's Wykeham McNeil -- the elected constituency representative since 1997.
When contacted yesterday, Wallace, whose elder brother Brian Wallace is a former JLP senator, confirmed that he has applied to the party to represent the constituency and is expecting a favourable response.
He told the Observer West that he decided to sever ties with the opposition PNP because the governing party now appears to be best suited to run the affairs of the country.
"They (JLP) are a lot more organised, more progressive and more dynamic than the PNP," he said, adding that the governing party has been renewing itself.
"When I joined the PNP in 2006, the JLP was going through a lot of infighting and so, I was turned off from them, but now they are a united bunch," he added.
Expressing confidence that he will be given the nod by the party to represent Western Westmoreland, the former president of the Negril Chamber of Commerce has already started to work in the area, in a bid to wrest the seat from McNeil.
But McNeil yesterday appeared to be unfazed by the imminent challenge from Wallace, arguing that the constituency is "a safe PNP seat".
"Carey (Wallace) is somebody I have known well and worked with, and if he is really serious about being an elected political representative, I will tell him that Western Westmoreland is not the best place for him to run. It will be very, very difficult for him to win," said McNeil.
In the last parliamentary elections held in 2007, McNeil beat Melhado by more than 2,300 votes.
And in the general elections prior to that, he trounced the JLP's Patrick Atkinson by just over 3,350 votes.
Atkinson has since left the JLP and is expected to replace Member of Parliament for North Trelawny Dr Patrick Harris, as the PNP's candidate in the next general elections.
The constituency of Western Westmoreland include sections of the tourist resort town of Negril, Grange Hill, Little London, Friendship and Sheffield.
A number of the communities in the constituency are said to be lacking in basic amenities, such as piped water and electricity.
Additionally, several roads in the constituency -- where unemployment is rampant -- has been in a state of disrepair for quite sometime.
The 43-year-old Wallace believes however, that the constituency needs a member of parliament who will be able to drive the development process.
He argued that the constituency has for far too long been left behind because of poor representation.
"I believe that a strong MP who is committed to the process can encourage investors to come down to areas such as Negril to assist in the development so that the people will be able to move forward," he asserted.
Dr Christopher Tufton, the JLP deputy leader in charge of Area Council Four believes that Wallace will be a good political representative.
"He will make a good representative because he understands the issues; he is an established businessman so I am sure that he will provide the leadership that the constituency so badly needs," he argued.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/weste...#ixzz1SAz22xJm
JLP alot more organised says Wallace
BY MARK CUMMINGS Editor-at-Large, Western Bureau cummingsm@jamaicaobserver.com
Thursday, July 14, 2011
NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Prominent Negril businessman Carey Wallace who was one of the aspirants vying to represent the People's National Party (PNP) in Central Westmoreland in the 2007 general elections, is to be confirmed as the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) representative for Western Westmoreland.
"Wallace is certain to represent the JLP in Western Westmoreland in the next general elections and the party will make an announcement to that effect soon," a high ranking JLP official told the Observer West yesterday.
WALLACE... when I joined the PNP in 2006, the JLP was going through a lot infighting and so, I was turned off from them, but now they are a united bunch
WALLACE... the JLP are a lot more organised, more progressive and more dynamic than the PNP
WALLACE... when I joined the PNP in 2006, the JLP was going through a lot infighting and so, I was turned off from them, but now they are a united bunch
The vacancy was created following the resignation of the JLP's Earl Melhado who unsuccessfully contested the seat in the 2007 general elections against the PNP's Wykeham McNeil -- the elected constituency representative since 1997.
When contacted yesterday, Wallace, whose elder brother Brian Wallace is a former JLP senator, confirmed that he has applied to the party to represent the constituency and is expecting a favourable response.
He told the Observer West that he decided to sever ties with the opposition PNP because the governing party now appears to be best suited to run the affairs of the country.
"They (JLP) are a lot more organised, more progressive and more dynamic than the PNP," he said, adding that the governing party has been renewing itself.
"When I joined the PNP in 2006, the JLP was going through a lot of infighting and so, I was turned off from them, but now they are a united bunch," he added.
Expressing confidence that he will be given the nod by the party to represent Western Westmoreland, the former president of the Negril Chamber of Commerce has already started to work in the area, in a bid to wrest the seat from McNeil.
But McNeil yesterday appeared to be unfazed by the imminent challenge from Wallace, arguing that the constituency is "a safe PNP seat".
"Carey (Wallace) is somebody I have known well and worked with, and if he is really serious about being an elected political representative, I will tell him that Western Westmoreland is not the best place for him to run. It will be very, very difficult for him to win," said McNeil.
In the last parliamentary elections held in 2007, McNeil beat Melhado by more than 2,300 votes.
And in the general elections prior to that, he trounced the JLP's Patrick Atkinson by just over 3,350 votes.
Atkinson has since left the JLP and is expected to replace Member of Parliament for North Trelawny Dr Patrick Harris, as the PNP's candidate in the next general elections.
The constituency of Western Westmoreland include sections of the tourist resort town of Negril, Grange Hill, Little London, Friendship and Sheffield.
A number of the communities in the constituency are said to be lacking in basic amenities, such as piped water and electricity.
Additionally, several roads in the constituency -- where unemployment is rampant -- has been in a state of disrepair for quite sometime.
The 43-year-old Wallace believes however, that the constituency needs a member of parliament who will be able to drive the development process.
He argued that the constituency has for far too long been left behind because of poor representation.
"I believe that a strong MP who is committed to the process can encourage investors to come down to areas such as Negril to assist in the development so that the people will be able to move forward," he asserted.
Dr Christopher Tufton, the JLP deputy leader in charge of Area Council Four believes that Wallace will be a good political representative.
"He will make a good representative because he understands the issues; he is an established businessman so I am sure that he will provide the leadership that the constituency so badly needs," he argued.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/weste...#ixzz1SAz22xJm
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