Former West Indies cricketer and present cricket administrator, Wavell Hinds, has applied to become the People's National Party (PNP) standard bearer in the South East St Ann constituency, to ultimately replace current four-term Member of Parliament (MP) Lisa Hanna, who has indicated that she will be leaving representational politics.
The Constitutional Reform Committee, which is to play a key role in ensuring Jamaica’s smooth transition to a republic, has now been constituted.
PEOPLE'S National Party (PNP) councillors say the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is afraid of losing badly at the polls and that is what motivated them to postpone the next local government elections by another year, making it the third postponement since 2020.
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It appears that businessman and former state minister, Kern Spencer, and attorney and former constituency caretaker for Central Clarendon, Zulieka Jess, are gearing up to do battle to ultimately become the People's National Party (PNP) caretaker-candidate for the North East St Elizabeth constituency.
Read more: Kern Spencer, Zulieka Jess bidding for PNP in NE St Elizabeth?
Issues relative to national security and constitutional reform were high on the agenda at Sunday's resumption of the Vale Royal Talks between members of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People's National Party (PNP).
Read more: National security and constitutional reform dominate Vale Royal Talks