Refine by MP, party, committee, province, or result type.

Results 1-15 of 39
Sorted by relevance | Sort by date: newest first / oldest first

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, we do. Well, not outside of the election period, no. We are set up primarily to stage debates. During the debates themselves, we have set up what we call debate watches in various communities, as I mentioned earlier. We encourage the community to look at the debates as a com

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much. We're glad to be here.

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As a result of these poll findings, we have changed our format somewhat. For example, in the last set of debates we had a facility where the public could ask questions of the debaters via social media. They responded in real time while the debate was on.

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We thought about it and decided against it.

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think we'll try to find a way to include more questions rather than limiting questions to the selected journalists. We're looking to find a way to include more questions from the general public, but we want to do it in such a way that we could filter out the partisan party supp

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  These commissioners would have to be persons who have no obvious political leanings and persons whom both parties and the general public would find trustworthy. In choosing the commissioners, both partners keep these criteria in mind.

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's not really codified anywhere.

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As far as the chairman is concerned, the chairman alternates between both partners and is changed after every election cycle.

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, I think it has served us well since 2002. I think the fact that there is no government intervention in choosing any of the...or having any say at all in the whole Jamaica Debates Commission has worked to our advantage.

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The questions would be to those who watched the debates. We would get some demographic description of those who are responding. Pollsters would ask questions as to whether the debates influenced their decisions in voting. Some of the questions would be, “Did the debate help you

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. We did these polls, not after the debates but after the elections.

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. One of the metrics is whether it influenced your voting decision, either positively or negatively.

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We have signers for the hearing impaired. I think that's the only concession we make.

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta

January 30th, 2018Committee meeting

Noel daCosta