THE CONVENTIONAL wisdom was that the governing People's National Party (PNP) did not want to contest Local Government elections after what is widely expected to be an austerity Budget.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT has never received the importance it deserves. Unfortunately, the delay of the next Local Government elections has set off discussions about the supposed political reasons for this decision.
INCREASINGLY, THE issues related to Local Government is like a non-issue for many Jamaicans. The perception, and reality in many cases, is that local councils are just another aspect of Government bureaucracy...
"THERE IS a culture of depravity that is inflicting this nation. It is to be found in just about every facet of Jamaican life," mourns journalist Lloyd B. Smith in a column in last Wednesday's Daily Observer.
