New court of arms for Jamaica unveiled !

I found this one on the net and its classic.

Poor Portia, bungling and speaking nonsense.

The Prime Minister in her presentation to parliament yesterday, said she had no authority to instruct the NHT .

They are governed by their Act, but I will protect the interest of the Trust and the people of Jamaica,” she said

Right after that then this

She instructed the board to explore ways of using the property for social and physical infrastructure to enhance the quality of life and for the entertainment of NHT contributors, Jamaicans and visitors.

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I thought the Prime Minister had no authority to instruct the NHT, so what the crap is going on here.

The more the PM spoke , the more embarrassing was the presentation.

Had I been the Prime Minister and I would NOT have read the crap the NHT provided as answers

The Prime Minister of Jamaica was once again embarrassed by her own incompetence and lack of awareness as well as the incompetence of the Easton Douglas led NHT board.

The Prime Minister who has DIRECT responsibility for the NHT said in the house of parliament and I have no reason to disbelieve her, that she ONLY became aware of the purchase of Outameni, sometime in October, which is just about the time, the media broke the news.

Now the media reported that the deal to purchase the property was made in December 2012 and paid for in March 2013 and our Prime Minister, the person who has DIRECT oversight of the NHT only FOUND out about the deal two weeks ago, how about that for being aware and managing your area !

I could not believe the crap that the Prime Minister presented in the house yesterday, which was not only an embarrassment to her and every member on her side, but also to the entire population of Jamaica. It was painful to listen to what was being given as answers to legitimate questions on the NHT deal and at the end of the answers provided, we were left with even more questions.

The answers were so poor that even my 11 year old said Daddy ” If they paid $190m for 10 acres of land, that means the land was valued at $19m per acre, but Dad that sounds like a lots of money for that amount of land.”

I said to my 11 year old ” Only in Jamaica, only in Jamaica”.

The Prime Minister of Jamaica must be willing to calling a spade and spade and must refuse to be made to look like an idiot by the people who report to her. It is clear even to Ray Charles that the Prime Minister was misled by the board of the NHT and it would save what is left of her career, to call for the resignation of the entire board by the end of the day today.

She should then issue a public apology to the NHT contributors and tell that that contrary to what she had reported, she has now found out that the information was erroneous and was designed to mislead her, the cabinet and the Parliament and she will not allow this to happen, hence her decision to ask the entire board to resign.

The Prime Minister can still salvage some pride from this affair and show great leadership by sacking the entire board and also remove her senator that sits on the board of the NHT for misleading her and the country.

If I were the PM I would NEVER had read the CRAP, instead I would have said the following to Parliament.

” I received information earlier this week from the board of the NHT as it relates to the circumstances surrounding what has now become the controversial purchase of the Outameni property in Trelawny. The board has offered an explanation, but on further investigation including a review of  the valuations, the purchase agreement. the development plans, statements and interviews attributed to the Chairman of the NHT , I have come to the conclusion that the response provided to me does not appear to be in sync with the my own independent investigations.

There are clear contradictions in the statements provided to me by the chairman and the board and statements made by the Chairman in interviews given to the media, NHT internal memos, board meetings etc.

It would appear based on investigations conducted by the OPM, that the board not only failed to keep me informed about this purchase, which was made back in 2012, but they further compounded the issue by providing to me, what now appears to be misleading information, which I consider and affront me, the cabinet, to the people of Jamaica and the hard working contributors to the NHT.

I met earlier today with the members of the NHT board  led by Easton Douglas and thanked them for their contributions to the NHT over the past two years, but indicated to them, that they have lost my confidence at this stage, given the sequence of events and have asked that they tender their resignations with immediate effect.

I have also invited the office of the Contractor General and  the Accountant General to conduct an independent investigation into the deal to purchase the attraction and will await the outcome of those investigations.

I will not seek to impute the reputation of any member of the board, all of whom are hard working people and ask Jamaicans to wait the outcome of the investigation and not seek to cast aspirations on these board members

On the behalf of the cabinet  I would like to sincerely apologize to all contributors to the fund and all Jamaicans for what occurred here and for the sake of transparency, will allow the investigations to be completed before commenting any further .

In a few days, I will be announcing a new board, which I hope will move to carry on the good work of the NHT.

I want to thank you all.

Now my readers, had I been the Prime Minister that would have been by position and not the CRAP I heard .

Had the PM done the above, the entire Jamaica would have been silenced and Out-a-money would have been history . By the time the investigations would have been completed no one would have remember what Out-a- Money was.

The PM missed a grand opportunity to show true leadership and instead choose mediocrity, which is really sad.

NHT “Out a money” , Cut in cash grants to low income contributor for housing!

The poor that so low the PNP will now see a cut in the benefits, they can expect to get from the NHT, with the fund planning to pay out only 50% of what it paid out last year in grants. The announcement was made in the parliament yesterday as she sought to give response to questions raised by the opposition on the NHT decision to purchase the Outameni attractions.

So this government , which claims it is for the poor has told us they paid $19m per acre for lands, but cannot afford to provide benefits to the poor and vulnerable among-st us, to assist them with purchasing their own homes, what brilliance from the Prime Minister and the NHT.

The poor are really being provided for by this administration and you know what is funny, they are so blinded by loyalty the cannot seem to see what is happening to them.

I cry for Jamaica and the poor and hope one day, we can get good leadership in this country and people can be educated to the point, where they can be in a position to make good decisions.