Generation 2000

Generation 2000 (G2K) the young professional affiliate of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) today said that former Prime Minister and PNP President PJ Patterson’s remarks at yesterday’s business session of the PNP Conference at Jamaica College is indicative of either momentary memory loss or intellectual dishonesty.

G2K argued that PJ Patterson’s fourteen year reign as Prime Minister from 1992 to 2006 was characterised by a devastating economic and financial meltdown, general economic mismanagement, skyrocketing crime rates, record-breaking corruption scandals, bad contractual arrangements (examples JPS and CAP), gross governmental mismanagement, incompetence and hopelessness.

G2K pointed out that the four year old JLP administration, while imperfect, has systematically set the foundations to overtime address these challenges through a comprehensive package of reforms and initiatives that have led to the stabilisation of the Jamaican economy despite global economic malaise, major reductions in crime, strong anti-corruption initiatives, strengthened social safety net policies, major developments in tourism, agriculture and transport, fundamental reforms in health and education and improved governmental management across the board.

G2K called on all well-thinking Jamaicans to reject populist rhetoric and focus on assessing the facts at all times and support leadership with a demonstrated capacity to lead.