Prime Minister of Jamaica keeps promise - Opposition invited to chair six House committees
The framework for good governance advanced by the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) was put in motion yesterday with Prime Minister Bruce Golding inviting the Opposition to name Members of Parliament to chair at least six select committees of Parliament....
No love lost - Ministers cross swords after Parliament
HOUSE SPEAKER Delroy Chuck yesterday appealed to Members of Parliament to set a good example for all Jamaicans but his words, at least for some, seemed almost immediately to have fallen on deaf ears. Not long after the new Parliament adjourned for the first time, Ian Hayles...
Children in the House
Students from the New Hope Preparatory School were perhaps the only ones who remained quiet on Duke Street yesterday when the nation's politicians entered Gordon House. Vilma Ferguson, principal of the school, said the students were brought out to get a more "realistic" view...
'I was disappointed' - But Speaker Chuck now embraces new role
Having spent much of his 10 years in Parliament as part of the Opposition's Shadow Cabinet, Delroy Chuck fully expected to be included in the first Jamaica Labour Party Cabinet in 18 years. He had been one of the more vocal Opposition spokespersons, first on education and later on justice.
Recounts good to go
The counting of the two ballot boxes for the St. Mary South Eastern constituency and the magisterial recount in Hanover Eastern, can now proceed following decisions made in court yesterday. Jamaica Labour Party candidate Tarn Peralto withdrew his application....
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