Jamaica's New Government:Swearing In and Proposed New Cabinet

 

Yes friends, Jamaica's Prime-Minister Designate, Bruce Golding is to be sworn in as Prime Minister, tomorrow, September 11, 2007.

We should know by next week what his Cabinet (the highest decision-making body in Parliament) and rest of Members of Parliament look like.

My suggestions for the Cabinet, are as follows:

1. Prime Minister and Minister of Defense - Mr. Bruce Golding
2. Minister of National Security - Mr. Derrick Smith
3. Minister of Finance & Development - Mr. Audley Shaw
4. Minister of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade  - Mr. Christopher Tufton
5. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade - Mr. Karl Samuda
6. Minister of  Industry, Science, & Technology (With Energy) - Ms. Shirley Williams
7. Minister of Labour & Social Security - Mr. Ruddy Spencer
8. Minister of Health - Dr. Kenneth Baugh
9. Minister of Information - Mr. Dwight Nelson
10. Minister of Justice - Mr. Delroy Chuck
11. Minister of Education - Mr. Andrew Holness
12. Minister of Tourism, Entertainment & Culture - Mrs. Shahine Robinson
13. Minister of Agriculture - Mr. Andrew Gallimore
14. Minister of Transportation, Works and Disaster Preparedness - Mr. Pearnel Charles
15. Speaker of the House - Ms. Dorothy Lightbourne

Other Suggested Members of Parliament:

1. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security - Mr. Trevor MacMillan
2. Minister of Housing and Inner City Renewal - Mr. Mike Henry
3. Minister of State in the Ministry  of Housing and Inner City Renewal - Dr. Horace Chang
4. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Science, & Technology (With Energy) - Mr. Clive Mullings
5. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture - Mr. Anthony Johnson
6. Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Development - Mr. James Robertson

This above persons are named, in order to balance youth, experience and managerial competence in the above ministries.

Do you agree or disagree with any of the above selections?

And if you disagree, who would you select to head the various Ministries?...please leave your comments below. :)

Sources Include:

1) Television Jamaica's 7:00 p.m. Nightly News September 7, 2007.

2) Nationwide Radio, September 7,2007