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    Walker was a US returnee

    Walker was a US returnee
    published: Friday | January 18, 2008

    The Editor, Sir:

    I distinctly remember that when Danville Walker was appointed director of elections in 1997, it was said that he had recently returned from living in the United States. He had been living there for several years and had returned initially to assist in running his parents' [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]bakery[/COLOR][/COLOR] when the opportunity arose for him to serve the country as director of elections.

    The late 1990s was a time when a number of Jamaicans with specialised expertise were being commended for returning home to contribute to the country's development. Mr. Walker was one such returnee and was widely commended.

    Shortly after his appointment, Mr. Walker was interviewed by Ian Boyne on 'Profile' and this information was again confirmed. Maybe Mr. Boyne will air that programme again to jog our memories.

    So, how is it that suddenly everyone is pretending to be caught off guard by the revelation that Mr. Walker holds U.S. citizenship? Shouldn't the EOJ, his new employers at the time, have made adequate checks to ascertain the constitutionality of appointing someone with dual citizenship?

    I am, etc.,

    OWEN K. FERGUSON owenkferguson@hotmail.com
    “Life is a system of half-truths and lies, opportunistic, convenient evasion.”
    - Langston Hughes
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    i raised this before......i don't believe his status was unknown when he was appointed.....while i will agree that he should not hold that position he should have not been given that position to begin with.

    therefore there is something disingenuous about it being raised at this stage essentially by the persons who appointed him...

    "i know he's a bastard sonuvvabitch, but he's our bastard sonuvvabitch"
    Last edited by Gamma; January 18, 2008, 09:52 AM.

    Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine

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    • #3
      the main subject is lost on this writer...
      'to get what we've never had, we MUST do what we've never done'

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      • #4
        Dem just looked the other way
        “Life is a system of half-truths and lies, opportunistic, convenient evasion.”
        - Langston Hughes

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        • #5
          no baddaz....the larger point is that he should not hold the position ... but we should not turn a blind eye to who knew what and when they knew it. that is very very manipulative and they playing with people's lives for pure political mileage.

          Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine

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          • #6
            B, what the man saying is too many things are overlooked for convienence.

            It was no problem then but all of a sudden it was a problem and if them never took Vaz to court it would never be a problem, Abe, the PNP, JLP and the electoral committee woulda live with it.
            • Don't let negative things break you, instead let it be your strength, your reason for growth. Life is for living and I won't spend my life feeling cheated and downtrodden.

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            • #7
              well it is clear that those who appointed him did not know his status as a usa citizen... either that or they did not know the constitution...

              the body that appointed him, has proven themselves to be incompetent as they failed to exercise due diligence with his appointment...
              'to get what we've never had, we MUST do what we've never done'

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              • #8
                What Owen is missing is that the PNP lost the election, so ... lets blame Danville.
                "Jamaica's future reflects its past, having attained only one per cent annual growth over 30 years whilst neighbours have grown at five per cent." (Article)

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                • #9
                  it is clear that they didn't know?!! is it? it's not that clear to me hence the significance of the writer's letter as per who knew what and when they knew it.

                  who recommends the appointment of the DOE?

                  Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Gamma View Post
                    no baddaz....the larger point is that he should not hold the position ... but we should not turn a blind eye to who knew what and when they knew it. that is very very manipulative and they playing with people's lives for pure political mileage.
                    Shouldn't the EOJ, his new employers at the time, have made adequate checks to ascertain the constitutionality of appointing someone with dual citizenship?
                    in fairness, the writer posed the pertinent question above... totally agree with that... the eoj should have exercised due diligence before his appointment... their failure represents a dereliction of duty...

                    gamma, its the shortcut mentality pervasive in jamaica that has caused us to be in our current state... a total lack of respect for established protocols and procedures at all levels...

                    we see it in the awarding of contracts and even in our relations with other govt, see the cuban bulb crisis...

                    my inital response was that i gathered from the writer that he thought because a person lived in the usa for many years that automatically made the person a citizen... thats how he started his letter...
                    'to get what we've never had, we MUST do what we've never done'

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                    • #11
                      ok...i take your point that this letter does not make it clear that his status was known....i've come to know you as a reasonable man and i accept your point.

                      i AGREE 100% with the shortcut mentality....not only the that but the arrogance of not even TRYING to be accountable...take vaz...as a sitting mp he had the arrogance to travel to jamaica on a us passport?!!!

                      Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine

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                      • #12
                        ....Arrogant and Pig-headed!!
                        “Life is a system of half-truths and lies, opportunistic, convenient evasion.”
                        - Langston Hughes

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by MdmeX View Post
                          Walker was a US returnee
                          published: Friday | January 18, 2008

                          The Editor, Sir:



                          So, how is it that suddenly everyone is pretending to be caught off guard by the revelation that Mr. Walker holds U.S. citizenship?


                          Many are living in the USA who do not hold US citizenship!

                          Shouldn't the EOJ, his new employers at the time, have made adequate checks to ascertain the constitutionality of appointing someone with dual citizenship?

                          I am, etc.,

                          OWEN K. FERGUSON owenkferguson@hotmail.com
                          Yes! ...Mr. Ferguson, sah!
                          "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

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