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    PNPPEOPLES NATIONAL PARTY

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    March 2011

    Published by the Peoples National Party89 Old Hope Road, Kingston

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    Rt. Excellent Norman Washington Manley

    JAMAICA First, PEOPLE First

    PNP ACHIEVEMENTS FOR JAMAICA

    (Milestones of Equality, Integrity & Participation Othe Road to Building The New Jamaica)

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    Priority 1938 to Now

    1. Equality of Economic Opportunity (Training, J

    & Entrepreneurship including land ownershi

    2. Equality of Social Opportunity (Educaon,

    Housing, Health Care, Safety, Jusce)

    Norman Manley 1938-1962

    (Solid foundaons for a Naon. The man with the plan

    In Government 1955-1962

    1. The right to vote 1944

    2. Secondary/High School place through ability

    wealth (Common Entrance Exams)

    3. Polical Independence (1962)

    4. Developed tourism sector, especially Negril

    5. Developed bauxite sector

    6. Bank of Jamaica

    7. Jamaica Development Bank

    8. Central Planning Unit/Planning Instute of

    Jamaica (1955)

    9. Agricultural and Industrial Development

    Corporaon (Jampro)

    10. Scienc Research Council (1960)

    11. Farm Development Programme

    31. Local Government Reform

    Established municipality of Portmore

    Direct elecon of Mayor of Portmore

    More nances to Parish Councils

    More autonomy for Parish Councils

    32. Media

    TVJ ( divestment of JBC, which was created

    by the PNP)

    IRIE FM (divestment of Radio North East)

    Hot 102 FM (Divestment of JBC Radio West)

    KLAS Sport Radio (Divestment of Radio

    Central)

    Organised Cable Industry

    Access to Informaon Act

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    12. Titles Act

    13. Beach Control Act

    14. Watershed Protecon Act

    15. Jamaica Welfare (Social Development Commission)

    16. Jamaica Informaon Service

    17. Naonal Stadium (Directed construcon himself)18. Encouraged creaon of Jamaica Amateur Athlec

    Associaon, Jamaica Boxing Board of Control

    19. Jamaica Youth Corps

    20. Jamaica Instute of Technology (1958)/College

    of Arts Science and Technology (1959)/University

    of Technology (1995)

    21. Advocate for a West Indian University (University

    College of the West Indies 1948/University of

    the West Indies 1961)

    22. Encouraged Jamaican naonal cultural movement

    (art, theatre, dance, music, literature)

    23. Posion against Apartheid in South Africa (1950s)

    24. Rasta Mission to Africa (1960)

    25. Small Business Loan Board

    26. Jamaica Broadcasng Corporaon

    27. Technical & Vocaonal Educaon

    28. Development Finance Corporaon

    Police Public Complaints Authority (INDECO

    Bureau of Special Invesgaons (INDECOM

    Public Defender

    Court Reporters Training School

    Jusce Training Instute

    29. Women

    Domesc Violence Act 1996

    Property (Rights of Spouses) Act 2003

    Child Care Protecon Law 2004

    Early Childhood Development

    Registraon and Security of Day Care

    Centres 2005

    Work on the Sexual Harassment Law start

    Sexual Oences Unit

    30. Family Values

    Values and Atudes Campaign

    Oences Against the Person (Amendment)

    Incest Punishment (Amendment) Law

    Child Pornography and Obscene Publica

    (Amendment) Laws

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    Police Public Complaints Authority (INDECOM)

    Bureau of Special Invesgaons (INDECOM)

    26. Environment

    Creaon of Naonal Environmental

    Protecon Agency (NEPA) Created Environment Trust Fund

    27. Consumer Protection

    Oce of Ulies Regulaon created

    Fair Trading Commission established

    28. Delivering Justice

    New Court Houses (Cambridge, St. James;

    Santa Cruz; Port Maria; Port Antonio;

    Contract signed for Balaclava; Others restored

    Work started on Vicms Charter

    Computerised Court System

    Night Courts

    Reintroduced & expanded Family Court

    Witness Protecon Programme

    COSPROD enterprises for help rehabilitaon

    of prisonersThe Most Hon. Michael Manley OM, OCC, PC

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    JAMAICA First, PEOPLE First

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    Michael Manley 1972-1980

    1. Bauxite Levy to fund naonal development

    2. Community Enterprises (more than 100)

    3. Sugar Cooperaves

    4. Land Reform & Distribuon

    5. Naonal Housing Trust6. Massive Housing Programme

    (More than 40,000 houses)

    Urban Re-Housing

    Indigent Housing

    7. Special Employment Programme (11,500 jobs)

    8. Youth Employment Programme (7,000 jobs)

    9. Workers Parcipaon

    10. Labour Relaons and Industrial Disputes Act11. Introduced Minimum Wage

    12. Rent Restricon Act

    13. Free Educaon to University

    14. GC Foster College (1st instuon for training

    physical educators)

    15. Cultural Training Centre (Edna Manley College)

    16. Teachers College at Passley Gardens

    17. Jamaica School of Agriculture

    18. Elim Agricultural School

    25. Governance

    Consensus building in governance

    Consultave Government

    Detribalising polics

    De-garrisonisaon (eg. Denham Town housin

    Equity in SESP distribuon No vicmisaon in public sector employme

    Opened Public Accounts and other Commie

    of Parliament to the media and the public

    Corrupon Prevenon Act

    Parliament (Integrity of Members) Act

    Public Bodies Management and

    Accountability Act

    Corrupon Prevenon Commission Integrity Commission (Naonal, Party)

    Naonal Contracts Commission

    Electoral Commission of Jamaica

    Access to Informaon

    E-government: NLA, Jamaica Customs,

    Inland Revenue, Registrar General,

    Companies Oce of Jamaica, etc

    Public Sector Reform - Creaon of Execu

    Agencies

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    19. Built 4 Community Colleges

    20. Built 67 new primary schools

    21. Built 44 new secondary schools

    22. Expanded 129 secondary schools

    23. Built 93 Infant schools

    24. Built and supported 400 basic schools25. Naonal Youth Service

    26. Introduced Students Councils (Democracy in Scho

    27. Electoral Advisory Commiee

    28. Ombudsman

    29. Jamaica Movement for the Advancement of Litera

    (JAMAL)/Foundaon for Life Long Learning (200,0

    graduates)

    30. Maternity Leave with Pay31. Equal Pay for Women

    32. Status of Children Act (No Bastard No Deh Aga

    33. Repealed Master and Servants Act

    34. Family Court established

    35. Womens Bureau

    36. Womens Centre

    37. Naonal Day Care Programme

    38. School Feeding Programme (Jamaica Nutrio

    Holdings Ltd)

    Introduced Generic Drug Programme

    to lower cost

    Emergency Medical Service started

    90% Immunisaon coverage for children

    surpassing 50% average in developed countries

    Introduced Nurse Assistant TrainingProgramme in Community College

    Expanded training of nurses

    23. Possibility Programme to help street children

    24. Opportunities & Assistance for the Persons

    with Disability

    Allowed to sit Common Entrance for rst me Dedicated bus service

    Computer training

    Job market training

    Income tax exempon

    Early Smulaon Project for children with

    disabilies

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    39. Free School Uniform Programme

    40. Schools Dental Nurses

    41. Community Health Centres

    42. Community Health Aides (More than 1,000)

    43. Maternity Centres (Spanish Town, Lucea, Black

    River, Port Morant, Fair Prospect, Dias, ChesterCastle)

    44. Expansion of Victoria Jubilee Hospital

    45. Built Intensive Care Units at KPH, Bustamante

    Childrens Hospital, University Hospital

    46. New Nurses Training Centre at Cornwall Regional

    Hospital

    47. Sites and Services Programme

    (Community Development)48. Water Supplies and Water Tank programme

    beneng more than 300,000 Jamaicans

    49. Rural Electricaon (30,000 homes wired

    beneng 270,00 Jamaicans)

    50. Recognion of Nanny and Sam Sharpe as

    Naonal Heroes

    51. Rebirth of Instute of Jamaica

    52. Naonal Gallery (1974)53. Copyright law

    22. Health

    Construcon of New and Expansion of Exis

    Hospitals

    Naonal Health Fund (NHF) 284,000 pers

    enrolled for subsidised medicines (Arthris,

    Breast Cancer, Glaucoma, Diabetes, RheumaFever, Heart Disease, Prostate Cancer, Depressi

    Psychosis, Asthma, Epilepsy, Hypertension, H

    Cholesterol, Vascular disease); 2 million prescript

    lled in 2006

    Jamaica Drug for the Elderly (JDEP) 135,00

    persons helped ($300 million)

    Abolished fees for children zero to 18 yea

    in public hospitals Paral or full waiver of hospital user fees

    other needy users

    New May Pen Hospital built

    Hospital construcon and renovaon

    May Pen, Annoo Bay, Mandeville, Blac

    River, Falmouth, Cornwall Regional, St. An

    Bay, KPH, Bellevue

    More than 50 new ambulances bought More pay for doctors, nurses and other

    health workers6

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    20. Community Infrastructure

    95% electricity coverage

    JSIF: $10 billion to 2006;

    (Hundreds of projects roads, health

    centres, community centres, libraries,

    schools, water supplies) Expansion of Rural Electricaon

    (peoples Infrastructure/economic infrastructure)

    Li Up Jamaica programme

    Funding from CHASE Fund

    21. Sports and Community Development

    Trelawny Mul-Purpose Stadium

    Sligoville mini-stadium, St. Catherine Catherine Hall mini-stadium, Montego Bay

    Upgraded Jarre Park, Montego Bay

    Upgraded Elleston Wakeland Centre, Falmouth

    Sports Development Foundaon 1995

    built and upgraded sports centres islandwide

    The Most Hon. PJ Patterson OCC, PC, QC

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    Naonal Firearm and Drug Intelligence Cen

    Community Policing

    Neighbourhood Watch

    Bicycle Patrol

    19. Peoples InfrastructureWater

    - 90% access to potable water in 2007 up fr

    just over 50% in 1989

    - 28 major water systems, many more smal

    water systems

    - Great River Water system, Hanover, St. Jam

    - Lucea/Negril system

    - Martha Brae to Harmony Hall system, Trelaw- Darliston Water Supply

    - Providing more than 300 communies with Wa

    - Rural Water supply (Coerwood, St. Elizabe

    Mango Valley, St. Mary

    - 100 water trucks (Rapid Response Unit)

    - Greater Mandeville system

    - Forest Hill/Rock Hall system

    - Hope Bay/St. Margarets Bay system- Newell/Newcombe Valley

    The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller MP

    JAMAICA First, PEOPLE First

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    1989 2007 Michael Manley, PJ Patterson,

    Portia Simpson Miller

    (Pung People First as We Transformed and Moderni

    Jamaicas Economic and Social Infrastructure)

    1. Five Year Development Plan

    2. Naonal Industrial Plan3. Vision 2030 Jamaica Plan

    4. Economic Transformation & Stability

    2.5% GDP growth in 2006

    Agriculture grew 15.9% in 2006

    Export agriculture grew 47.4% in 2006

    Fishing sector grew 50% in 2006

    Bauxite producon reached highest level

    since 1974 Foreign Exchange earnings tripled since

    1988 to US$1.1 billion in 2006

    Expansion of Jamalco doubling its bauxite

    alumina producon capacity

    New limestone industry created fuelled b

    growth in bauxite sector

    Record investment projects

    Tourism grew 17%, cruise ship arrivals grew 1 Record 3 million visitors in 2006

    17. Wealth Creation

    $4 Billion in micro and small business loans

    MIDA: Business loans to more than 23,000

    persons since 1992 totalling more than $430

    million

    $1 billion loan programme from NaonalInsurance Fund for micro and small business

    SESP revolving loans - $60 million to 2003

    Self Start Fund: 1,000 persons per year

    Operaon STRIVE (Strategy to Rehabilitate

    the Innercity Through Viable Enterprises)

    18. National Security and Safety

    Beer pay for police men and women Improved training

    More equipment

    Applicaon and use of technology

    Internaonal co-operaon against drug

    tracking and gun smuggling

    Foreign experse to assist local personnel

    More than 3,000 new vehicles

    Regulaon of private security companies Built and upgraded many police staons

    Drug Court

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    Inaon 5.8% in 2006 lowest in 30 years;

    Under 10% for seven straight years

    9.6% unemployment in 2006 lowest ever

    Interest rates reduced 4 mes in 2006 to

    lowest levels in 20 years

    Net Internaonal Reserves at $2.3 billion in2007 from negave US$653 million in 1989

    Reduced personal income tax from 33.3% to 25%

    5. Reform of the Financial Sector

    Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporaon created

    Financial Services Commission/Securies

    Commission established

    6. Stabilising the Economy7. Liberalisaon of the Foreign Exchange Market

    8. Tourism

    Tourism Master Plan

    Sunset Resorts Montego Bay and Ocho Rios,

    redevelopment and expansion through

    divestment

    Ritz Carlton Hotel, Rose Hall, Montego Bay Hedonism 3 Runaway Bay

    16. Poverty Reduction

    (Naonal Poverty Eradicaon Programme) 199

    Poverty reduced to 9% from 30% in 1989

    26 programmes in 9 ministries spending

    $42 billion (1995-2005) including educao

    health, community development, socialsecurity, land tling, housing, urban renew

    Poverty Alleviaon Through Health and

    Educaon PATH 252,000 persons to 2002-2

    (children 0-17 & to sixth form years, elder

    people with disability, pregnant and breas

    feeding mothers), youth at risk, people w

    HIV/AIDS ; Increased school aendance a

    access to prevenve health care Land tling (150,00 to 2003)

    Compassionate grants

    Emergency relief

    Golden Age feeding programme

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    Grand Palladium, Point, Hanover

    Grand Bahia Principe, Pear Tree Boom,

    Runaway Bay, St. Ann

    Palmyra Luxury Resort, Montego Bay

    Riu 1, 2, (Negril) 3 (Ocho Rios) & 4 (Montego B

    Iberostar, Rose Hall, St. James Sandals Whitehouse

    Started planning & nancing for Harmony

    Cove, Trelawny

    Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier

    Expansion of Montego Bay and Ocho Rios

    Cruise ship terminals

    Montego Bay Convenon Centre

    South Coast Tourism Development Tourism Product Development Company

    Pebbles Resort, Runaway Bay

    Youth Advisory Commiee for Tourism

    Tourism in School Curriculum

    30,000 jobs created

    Port Antonio marina

    Melrose Hill Bypass

    Mount Rosser Bypass

    Papine to Bu Bay

    Dualisaon of Howard Cooke Blvd, Montego Bay

    Savanna-la-Mar to Negril

    Port of Kingston Expansion (5 phases) $3.5 billion Road programme

    More than 20 bridges

    Built and expanded urban roadways:

    Washington Blvd., Hope Road, Trafalgar

    Road, Michael Manley Boulevard, Mandela

    Highway

    15. Liberalisation of the TelecommunicationsMarket

    1991: Cell phone introduced

    1999: Liberalised telecoms markets with

    arrival of Digicel

    Now more than 2.7 million cell phones

    Before 1999 217,000 persons on waing list

    for telephone service, some waing for years

    High speed broadband Internet More than US$700 million investment to 2006

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    9. Education

    Greater Access to Terary Educaon

    (Students Loans and Grants)

    School Feeding/Nutrion programme

    Billions of dollars in terary students loans

    and grants to thousands of needy students SESP support for needy students

    Built 17 new basic, primary and high schools

    in Western Jamaica under $3.8 Billion North

    Western Jamaica School Building Programme

    64 schools built and refurbished

    More Universies (From 1 to 3)

    658 schools repaired

    Computer educaon in schools: $500 Millionreading room and computer lab programme

    Increased teachers salaries

    Naonal Youth Service re-introduced

    Special Training and Empowerment

    Programme (STEP)

    Early childhood enrolment increased to 98%

    for 4 and 5 year-olds

    GSAT improved on Common Entrance

    13. Land (Operaon PRIDE 300,000 persons

    acquired land)

    14. Infrastructure for Growth

    Airport: Sangster Int. 2003 divestment.

    Connecons to almost 100 cies and 3connents, 60 airlines

    Norman Manley Internaonal upgrading an

    reconstrucon since 1999

    North Coast Highway from Negril to Port Anton

    Highway 2000 (First comprehensive

    modernisaon of the major roads in Jamai

    in 200 years)

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    Improved CXC performance

    $3.3 Billion textbook programme

    Early Childhood Commission established

    HEART Trust/NTA 100,000 enrolment

    College trained teachers increased to 85%

    $600 Million Development Loan Fund for Teach

    In 2006 1,200 keys handed over under

    Innercity Housing Programme (Trench Town,

    Monaltrie, Spanish Town Road)

    Commitment to deliver total 5,000 innercity

    houses

    2,754 sugar housing units in 2006(Monymusk, New Yarmouth, Appleton)

    400 more lots at Bernard Lodge,

    30,000 acres of cane land to sugar workers

    NHT instructed to nd land to build houses

    for teachers, nurses, public servants, young

    professionals

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    10. Liberalisaon of the Motor Vehicle Industry

    11. Transformation of the Public Transport

    More than 600 new buses

    Bus service for civil servants and children

    Half-Way Tree Transport Centre Montego Bay Transport Centre

    New, orderly route taxi system

    Schools bus service

    Dedicated bus service for persons with disability

    12. Housing

    Greater Portmore Housing Development

    (more than 20,000 houses) NHT e.g. Manley Meadows, Kingston;

    Oaklands in St. Andrew; Greenpond,

    Rosemount, Westgreen, Catherine Hall,

    Bogue in St. James; Longville Park, Clarendon;

    Morris Meadows, St. Catherine

    Joint Venture

    Relocaon 2000

    Indigent Housing 150,000 houses in 18 years (1989-2007)