21st Century Mission
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The P. N . P. will foster and cultivate excellence in our people, in
our Party, and in our Government. Where this calls for change, the PNP will
lead and manage it. The P.N.P. stands for the positive transformation of our
laws, economy, society, and culture.
Equally, the P.N.P. will aggressively preserve the best aspects of our
constitutional and legal structure, social order, and cultural background.
We must conserve what is good.
It is the vision of a society, which is:
- caring
- proud
- disciplined
- safe
- productive and technologically vibrant.
A society that is fair, one which embraces the highest possible ethical
values.
This vision embraces:
- the creation of a Jamaica with greater equity and justice;
- placing priority on economic activities;
- the improvement of the conditions of life;
- the creation of an activist, accountable, and moral state.
This vision must lead us towards the quality society to which we are
committed.
"This society will produce a Jamaica in
which:
- all citizens are given the opportunity to achieve excellence in their
endeavors, and attain social mobility;
- the government and every citizen place the greatest premium on being
efficient in whatever we do;
- economic growth and development can provide the jobs through which all
can earn a livable wage;
- social facilities are available to allow for communities with a clean
environment and a caring people;
- our democracy continues to develop and mature through its extension
into communities and at the work place;
- the State acts resolutely on behalf of the poor, the elderly and the
disadvantaged;
- there is public order, in which every citizen can feel safe;
- every one has access to minimum health care;
- every citizen feels empowered and participates in those decisions that
affect their daily lives;
A Jamaica:
- which is productive - equipped to earn its way in the global
marketplace;
- with an educational system and educational opportunities that equip
our children to meet the needs of the technologically advanced world.
- that provides justice for all."
P. J. Patterson
January 2000
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Last Updated ( Apr 19, 2007 at 11:23 PM )
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