Jamaica News News Jamaica » Politics: One year later: Has the JLP earned Jamaica’s confidence?
One year ago on September 3, Jamaica made political history. The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), under Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, secured an unprecedented third consecutive general-election victory ...
News Jamaica » Politics: Political pragmatism and the squatter question
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness had no choice but to go to Cooper’s Pen in Trelawny. In politics, visibility is currency, and showing up is what translates into votes. That is pragmatism.
News Jamaica » Politics: Trump nominates Kari Lake as US ambassador to Jamaica
President Donald Trump has nominated Kari Lake to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Jamaica. The nomination follows a federal judge's ruling that struck down Lake's leadership decisions at the U.S.
News Jamaica » Politics: Michael Abrahams | The PNP’s ball game of politics
On July 27, 2023, People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary and Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Dayton Campbell made statements implying that Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) MP and Minister of Science, ...
News Jamaica » Politics: They don’t have a deal, but Haitian leaders leave Jamaica with promise to keep talking
Three days of high-stake negotiations between interim Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry and a cross-section of Haitian political and civic leaders have ended without a resolution to their country’s ...
News Jamaica » Politics: Kari Lake ripped for VOA cuts, 'disqualifying' attack on Ruben Gallego
Kari Lake faced a Senate confirmation hearing for her nomination as the U.S. ambassador to Jamaica. Senators questioned Lake about her past actions and baseless claims made during her political ...
News Jamaica » Politics: Doug Ford shrugs off PC spying mission that followed Bonnie Crombie to Jamaica: ‘Stuff happens’
Ford denied knowledge of the operation. And when asked about the Tory decision to follow Crombie to the Caribbean, Ford shrugged off the controversy.
News Jamaica » Politics: Organic Intelligence LIX: Political Reggae of Jamaica
In this month’s antidote to the algorithm, Thibault Ehrengardt takes us through the records that were part of the turbulent politics of 70s Jamaica Manley also organized the PNP Bandwagon, a reggae ...