RIP Coretta! You were a loyal wife and a woman of infinite dignity and class.The end of an era.

Indeed, Yardy! I hope the cass cass will end and the King children will carry on their parents' legacy in dignity.
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Bredda Errol: I remained skeptical of DK's 80% quote. But Wignall's latest column seems to confirm it. How sad for these poor people that they have to fight to keep in power people whose economic policies have left them out in the cold for so long. Apparently JLP delegates are in the same economic situation but the JLP hasn't been in power since Wappy kill Phillup.

www.jamaicaobserver.com/c...tion__.asp

As Dr Omar Davies reminded us a few weeks ago (I predated him by weeks) the typical delegate has no work, no steady income. The typical delegate (PNP/JLP) is usually a woman, is highly committed to party matters and, where not much is happening in her (or his) life, the main item which gives the individual self-esteem is the link to the party and the 'belonging' which is gained from it.
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I was also disturbed, but not surprised by the following from the same article:

He gazed at me and said, 'The only thing that Portia Simpson could do for me is be my f... helper. Something is wrong with the PNP that it could put up someone like her for leadership of the party.'