sentences:  In September 2007 he was a candidate in the general elections for the People's National Party (PNP) in Western St. Mary.Franklyn has written numerous articles on a range of issues which have been published in national newspapers, the Jamaica Observer, the Gleaner and the Herald.He is the author and editor of the books, "The Right Move - Corporate Leadership and Governance in Jamaica" (2001), "A Jamaican Voice in Caribbean and World Politics" (2002), "The Challenges of Change" (2003), "We Want Justice - Jamaica and the Caribbean Court of Justice" (2005), "Michael Manley –The Politics of Equality" (2009), "Sprinting Into History – Jamaica and the 2008 Olympic Games" (2009) and "The Jamaican Diaspora