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Article: A Diaspora vote?
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- The Weekly Gleaner
- Article date:
- November 29, 2007
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SHOULD PEOPLE in the Diaspora be allowed to vote in elections in Jamaica? This is an issue that has become a major point of engagement in the community in New York. It is a question asked at just about every function where either a discussion on Jamaica takes place or where a Jamaican government official, of any rank, appears.
Many believe that citizens abroad should have the vote. The talk thus far has been about national parliamentary elections; however, it wouldn't be a stretch to include all elections in Jamaica. Why should expatriates vote? The primary argument has been because expatriates contribute almost two billion dollars to the Jamaican economy in the form of remittances only. ...