Jamaica: why they lost the election

Active Voice analyses yesterday's general election in Jamaica, explaining how Prime Minister Andrew Holness and the Jamaica Labour Party — who looked, a month ago, set to be returned to office — lost in a landslide to Portia Simpson-Miller and the People's National Party. “Let’s see if the PNP having gained such a huge nod from the electorate will now put its mouth where its money is and really strike a blow for equal rights for all.”

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  • […] have no doubt that in 2012, Caribbean bloggers will have a lot more to talk about – the outcome of Jamaica's recently-held general elections is just one topic that comes to mind – and we look forward to following the regional blogosphere as […]

  • […] dubtem que els blocaires del Carib tindran molt més de què parlar (els resultats de les eleccions recents a Jamaica, per exemple) i esperarem seguir la blocosfera regional mentre continuem esforçant-nos per un […]

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