Warren Newby (foreground), new president of Generation 2000 (G2K) with former president, Dr. Christopher Tufton. - File

By Sanjae Sterling, Star Writer

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has described the political advertisements of Generation 2000 (G2k) as 'nasty' but the youth arm of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says it will not pull any of them.

Warren Newby and Robert Miller, the president and vice-president of the G2k, respectively, told The STAR yesterday that they are not agitated by Mrs. Simspson-Miller's anger.

"I am not perturbed by her statements. Jamaicans should observe leaders that do not wish to be criticised," Newby said.

The advertisements, which are broadcast on television and radio derides the Simpson-Miller-led People's National Party (PNP) administration by repeating 'Not changing course.'

When questioned about the crudeness of the advertisements, the G2k vice-president commented: "What I think the media needs to do is ask the Prime Minister if certain ads that they have run in the past aren't nasty."

Miller then said a past advertisement that the PNP did jeering their past leader, " I can recall a particular advertisement that went, my leader nuh born yah."

Miller further mentioned that the advertisements are being well received by all age groups.

"I was in a store when a little girl came in with her mother when one of the advertisements was being played on the radio. She asked her mother then why she can't change her course," he said.

Newby stated that the public can expect more ads along as the campaign season heightens

"There is more to come, we have so much content and we will be focusing on so many issues that when the time comes people can make the right choice come election day. Jamaica has gone to rot in the past 18 years, we have to focus on particular key issues."

"The next thing we will be doing is tackling the issue of crime and violence. Since the PNP has taken over crime has risen 400 per cent."

Citing a past commercial that was pulled from the airways at the request of the Prime Minister, Newby said that that particular advertisement was withdrawn out of respect for the family and no other reason. He then charged that no other advertisement would be pulled and then said, "Expect more, get more."

Trevor Stone sound the bell as Jamaica Labour party leader Bruce Golding tour Linstead Market in St. Catherine, June 23. - Norman Grindley