The people must not get caught up in the political shenanigans that tend to obscure the discussions about Portmore becoming a parish. The people had a strong people organization in Portmore called the Portmore Combined Citizens Association. They were also a part of the Citizens' Initiative Organization (CIO), which I led as president. The CIO had citizen associations and neighbourhood watch groups from across the island. It was a time when citizen organizations were strong.
My memory is not failing me, and I remember clearly that the aim of having a municipality was to have Portmore representatives managing their affairs. If you have a municipality, then it follows that the municipality should be responsible for a parish. We have the untidy situation where councillors from Portmore now also attend the St. Catherine Municipality meetings.
It has taken too long to establish this parish, which was a people's initiative. The real challenge is not about a new parish but where the boundaries will be. This could affect the political power. Comments made by MP Warmington in the past about these boundaries seemed to have infuriated people in the opposition party.
The idea of the people electing their mayor directly is a privilege that only residents of Portmore enjoy. Many of us had hoped that by this, the people would be able to elect all mayors directly, as well as our senators and our Prime Minister. Power is a hell of a thing.
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I agree that Portmore should be a Parish. From as far ago as 1981 I said so. I also agree that the boundaries need more indepth study. That said I look forward to bigger and better happings in Portmore in the near future. Portmore will be the most progressive Parish in Jamaica 🇯🇲
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