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Glad to hear of Simpson-Miller's election!
I have never quite understood the principle of the Commonwealth - why would independent countries want to have another country's Head of State, hereditary or not? Up to them of course, but if they want to be republics, good for them!
Anyway I'm glad to hear they've got a centre-left PM who wants to do something about poverty.
It is interesting to note once again how the names of political parties are often unrelated to the actual policies; I would have expected a party called 'Jamaica Labour Party' to be on the left.