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Politician’s Portmore Parish Plans

Posted on March 1, 2021 by africanherbsman1967

The Andrew Holness-led Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) administration is going ahead with transitioning the city of Portmore – currently part of the parish of St Catherine – to becoming the 15th parish on the island in its own right. Why … Continue reading →

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PNP’s Senate Fallout is Messy

Posted on December 14, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

Mark Golding’s brief honeymoon period as Jamaica’s new President of the People’s National Party (PNP) and Leader of the Opposition has hit some potholes. It is just over a month since Golding was elevated to those lofty political positions but … Continue reading →

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Televised Debate Team JLP vs Team PNP – Who Won? Not Calamity Campbell

Posted on August 26, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

Last night’s televised debate between members of the Jamaica Labour Party (Floyd Green, Kamina Johnson-Smith & Christopher Tufton) and the People’s National Party (Dayton Campbell, Lisa Hanna and Raymond Pryce) was a let down and I score it a draw … Continue reading →

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Jamaica General Election – Move it to 2021

Posted on August 25, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ decision earlier this month to call for the general election on 3 September -right in the middle of the pandemic – was clearly ill-judged and he needs to postpone the polls until 2021. Why the leadership … Continue reading →

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Time for Jamaica to Honour More of its Local Heroes with Landmarks & Not Just Politicians

Posted on July 14, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

The recent renaming of Denham Town Primary after former Prime Minister the late Edward Seaga (died 2019) came as no surprise. Since Seaga’s Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) returned to government in 2016, under the leadership of current Prime Minister Andrew … Continue reading →

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What I Learnt During the Pandemic Week Ending 4/7/20

Posted on July 6, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

In Jamaica I Learnt.. Politically, it has been a week of reports of corruption, nepotism and cronyism against some high profile Members of Parliament. Andrew Wheatley (MP, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)) The 2 reports by the Integrity Commission (IC) into … Continue reading →

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What I Learnt During the Pandemic week ending 27/6/20

Posted on June 28, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

In Jamaica I Learnt A Joint Select Committee discussed the Sexual Harassment Act 2019. J Some members of the committee give the impression that sexual harassers are exclusively from the working class and does not happen in their own circles. … Continue reading →

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General and Local Government Elections in Jamaica on the Same Day?

Posted on June 18, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

General and local government elections are looming in Jamaica but no dates have been set as yet. The rumour mill has it that the general election will be held in August. But there have been discussions on whether to hold … Continue reading →

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What I Learnt during the Pandemic – week ending 30/5/20

Posted on May 31, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

In Jamaica I Learnt The decision by the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) not to chose an acting leader during Peter Phillips recovery from cancer treatment has back-fired spectacularly and reopened deep divisions amongst the PNP’s elected representatives. Opposition spokesman … Continue reading →

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What I Learnt During the Pandemic week ending 22/5/20

Posted on May 25, 2020 by africanherbsman1967

In Jamaica I learnt Since March this year the Ministry of Health has conducted inspections on 118 care homes (total 187). 85 were deemed satisfactory and 33 unsatisfactory. Government Member of Parliament, Juliet Holness is keen for govt officials to … Continue reading →

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